A visit to the Mount Olivet Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 ...
The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Dubuque County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Baehler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Baehler Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baehler Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Doctor Finleys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dubuque Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- French Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The French Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Jackson Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Park Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Park Cemetery
- Linwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mines of Spain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Reeds Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- Rockdale Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rooney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rooney Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooney Cemetery
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph of the Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sisters of Charity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sniffea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sniffea Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniffea Cemetery
- Third Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Third Street Cemetery is located in Dubuque County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Asbury
- Asbury is located in Dubuque County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,841 people
- Bernard
- Cattese
- Cattese is located in Dubuque County
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- Centralia
- Centralia is located in Dubuque County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Dickeyville
- Dickeyville is located in Grant County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
- Dubuque
- Durango
- East Dubuque
- Epworth
- Galena Junction
- Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
- Galena
- Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <4>
- Garry Owen
- Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
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- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Graf
- Graf is located in Dubuque County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Grant County (WI)
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- Key West
- Key West is located in Dubuque County
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- La Motte
- Massey
- Massey is located in Dubuque County
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- Menominee
- Menominee is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Peosta
- Rickardsville
- Rickardsville is located in Dubuque County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Rockdale
- Rockdale is located in Dubuque County
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- Rutledge
- Rutledge is located in Grant County (WI)
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- Sageville
- Sageville is located in Dubuque County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Saint Donatus
- Sherrill
- Sinnipee ‑ Historic
- Sinnipee is located in Grant County (WI)
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- Washington Mills
- Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
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- Wilkins
- Wilkins is located in Dubuque County
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- Zwingle
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
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 Dubuque County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dubuque
- East Dubuque
- Epworth
- Galena
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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. Olivet Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Dubuque 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459324 (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459324 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: Dubuque
- Est. Elev: 249 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dubuque South
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Dubuque, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Olivet Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |