A visit to the Mount Olive 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. Olive Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olive Cemetery:
40.1145, -88.1229
The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Champaign County<1>.
The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies just to the west 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 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sugartree Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dunn Locust Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clements Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Champaign County Poor Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bill Huss Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brownfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yearsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leal Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Old Huss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gregory Burial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friends Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mayview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mira
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Urbana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sidney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Champaign
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Savoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Philo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rutherford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thomasboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Flatville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Staley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tolono
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fithian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rantoul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bondville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Muncie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gifford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake of the Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
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 Champaign County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Broadlands
- Champaign
- Fithian
- Gifford
- Homer
- Homer lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Homer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Mahomet
- Ogden
- Pesotum
- Philo
- Philo lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Philo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Sadorus
- Saint Joseph
- Sidney
- Tolono
- Urbana
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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. Olive Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Champaign 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414007 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414007 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: Champaign
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Joseph
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1144774 Lon: -88.1228205
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Champaign, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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