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A visit to the Mount Olive Cemetery ...


The location of the Mt. Olive Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olive Cemetery

Lat:   39.1742°   (39° 10' 27")

Lon:   -87.7396°   (-87° 44' 22")

The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Clark County<2>.

The county seat for Clark County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .

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 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 Clark County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Olive Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 31 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.

    • Melrose
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Clark County
    • West York
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
      • West York is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <4>
    • Annapolis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
      • Annapolis is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <4>
    • West Union
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Clark County
    • York
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Clark County
    • Hutsonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Snyder
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
      • Snyder is located in Clark County
    • Graysville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
      • Graysville is located in Sullivan County (IN)
    • Hogue Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogue Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
      • Hogue Town is located in Clark County
    • Bellair
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
      • Bellair is located in Crawford County
    • Dogwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
      • Dogwood is located in Crawford County
    • Robinson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
      • Robinson is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <4>
    • Continue List   (19 more) ...
      • Gordon
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
        • Gordon is located in Crawford County
      • Kibbie ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kibbie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
        • Kibbie is located in Crawford County
      • Merom
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merom
        • Merom is located in Sullivan County (IN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merom <4>
      • Fairbanks
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
        • Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County (IN)
      • Clark Center
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
        • Clark Center is located in Clark County
      • Stoy
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoy
        • Stoy is located in Crawford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoy <4>
      • Palestine
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Vigo
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vigo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
        • Vigo is located in Vigo County (IN)
      • Martinsville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
        • Martinsville is located in Clark County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
      • Oblong
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Scott City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
        • Scott City is located in Sullivan County (IN)
      • Prairie Creek
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
        • Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County (IN)
      • Yale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
        • Yale is located in Jasper County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <4>
      • Oil Center
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
        • Oil Center is located in Crawford County
      • New Hebron
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
        • New Hebron is located in Crawford County
      • Duncanville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
        • Duncanville is located in Crawford County
      • Marshall
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Cumberland
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
        • Cumberland is located in Clark County
      • Casey
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

    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 Clark County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Plymouth Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plymouth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plymouth Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plymouth Cemetery
    • Cox Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • Stanfield Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stanfield Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanfield Cemetery
    • Guyer Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Guyer Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guyer Cemetery
    • Bailff Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bailff Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailff Cemetery
    • Lindley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lindley Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindley Cemetery
    • Harrison Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
    • Medsker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medsker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Medsker Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medsker Cemetery
    • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    • Olive Branch Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
    • Ball Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ball Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ball Cemetery
    • Musgrave Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Musgrave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Musgrave Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Musgrave Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Draper Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Draper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Draper Cemetery is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Draper Cemetery
      • Bradbury Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bradbury Cemetery is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradbury Cemetery
      • York Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the York Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The York Cemetery is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the York Cemetery
      • Hogue Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hogue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hogue Cemetery is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hogue Cemetery
      • Liberty Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Dix Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dix Cemetery is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dix Cemetery
      • Hutsonville Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Shawler Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shawler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shawler Cemetery is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shawler Cemetery
      • Ohio Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ohio Cemetery is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohio Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #2128095  (Mount Olive Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2128095 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: West Union
      • County: Clark         Elev: 159
      • Location given for GNIS #2128095 (Mount Olive Cemetery)

    The official website for Clark County: www.clarkcountyil.org/

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Clark, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Olive Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1742, Longitude: -87.7396       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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