A visit to the Mount Olive Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Olive Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Olive Cemetery (FG ID #95537).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Mt. Olive Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olive Cemetery:
42.2451, -93.6016
The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Webster City. Webster City lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northwest of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Peerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Peerson Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerson Cemetery
- Mamirelund Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mamirelund Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamirelund Cemetery
- Mamrelund Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake - Ellsworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ellsworth Clear Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sowers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sowers Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Fosen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fosen Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosen Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Roland Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland Cemetery
- Rorem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South St. Petri Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Baldus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Baldus Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldus Cemetery
- Sheffield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sheffield Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Randall
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Story City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mackey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Radcliffe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Stanhope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stanhope is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Zenorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCallsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kamrar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Ontario
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Ames
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hubbard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jordan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fernald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zearing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Buckeye
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Blairsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Stratford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nevada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Mt. Olive Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ames
- Ellsworth
- Hubbard
- Jewell
- McCallsburg
- Nevada
- Radcliffe
- Randall
- Roland
- Stanhope
- Story City
- Stratford
- Williams
- Zearing
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Mt. Olive Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Hamilton County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Mt. Olive Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #95537
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459315 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459315 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Hamilton
- Est. Elev: 318 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Story City
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2452608 Lon: -93.601882
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Hamilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Olive Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |