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 ...
The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Pope County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Austin Cemetery
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Austin Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Dixon Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2569196 <3>
- Cagle Cemetery
- The Cagle Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
- The Central Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Clendenon Cemetery
- The Clendenon Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenon Cemetery
- Clymore Cemetery
- The Clymore Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymore Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Dixon Springs Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Henley Cemetery
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Island Cemetery
- The Island Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Cemetery
- Kerley Cemetery
- The Kerley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerley Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Massonic Cemetery
- The Massonic Cemetery is located in Massac County
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- McClanahan Cemetery
- The McClanahan Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Dixon Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967023 <3>
- Nelson Cemetery
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Ragsdale Cemetery
- The Ragsdale Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale Cemetery
- Rentfro Cemetery
- The Rentfro Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentfro Cemetery
- Roland Cemetery
- The Roland Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland Cemetery
- Sassafras Cemetery
- The Sassafras Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Cemetery
- Shedville Cemetery
- The Shedville Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shedville Cemetery
- Temple Hill Cemetery
- The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill Cemetery
- The Temple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cole Springs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bay City
- Bay City is located in Pope County
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- Belknap
- Bender ‑ Historic
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Big Bay
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
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- Brookport
- Dixon Springs
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Eddyville
- Glendale
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Golconda
- Grantsburg
- Joppa
- Karnak
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Leisure City
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
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- Lusk
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Massac City
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- McCormick
- McCormick is located in Pope County
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- Metropolis
- New Burnside
- New Columbia
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
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- Ozark
- Ragland
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Reevesville
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
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- Reynoldsburg
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Rock
- Rock is located in Pope County
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- Shetlerville
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Simpson
- Vienna
- Wartrace
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
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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 Pope County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Golconda
- Joppa
- Metropolis
- New Burnside
- Vienna
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 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 Pope 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 #414006 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414006 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: Pope
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reevesville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Pope, 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 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'. |
| <3> | 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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