A visit to the Mount Olivet 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. Olivet Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Olivet Cemetery (FG ID #95539).
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. Olivet Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery:
43.2918, -91.5003
The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Waukon.
The cemetery is located in Allamakee County<2>.
The county seat for Allamakee County is located in Waukon. Waukon lies just to the southeast of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Establishment of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery ...
The Mt. Olivet Cemetery was established in 1855.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eells Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Eells Plot is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eells Plot
- Makee Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Makee Twp. Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makee Twp. Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- County Care Facility Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The West Ridge Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge Cemetery
- Zalmona Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Zalmona Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalmona Cemetery
- Nelson Plot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Nelson Plot is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Plot
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie Cemetery
- Lycurgus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lycurgus Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- East Glenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The East Glenwood Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenwood Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dundee Plot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dundee Plot is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Plot
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Pontoppidan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pontoppidan Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoppidan Cemetery
- Teslow Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Teslow Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teslow Farm Cemetery
- Salem United Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem United Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem United Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Paint Creek Synod Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roese Plot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Roese Plot is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roese Plot
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waukon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lycurgus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frankville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Dalby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dorchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Volney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quandahl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highlandville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Postville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hardin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lansing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Decorah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Castalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Eitzen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ossian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Monona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Watson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Albin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington
(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. Olivet Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allamakee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Soto
- Decorah
- Lansing
- Monona
- New Albin
- Ossian
- Postville
- Waukon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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. Olivet Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Allamakee 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. Olivet Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #95539
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459320 (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459320 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: Allamakee
- Est. Elev: 391 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hanover
- Location given for Mount Olivet Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2919201 Lon: -91.500696
- 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 Allamakee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Olivet 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. |