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 #107055)
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 a very large cemetery that is located in Blue Island.
The cemetery is located in Cook County<2>.
While not adjacent, to the north is the Mount Greenwood Cemetery. To the south is the Mount Hope Cemetery.
Just for reference: A short distance and to the south of The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is the Beverly Cemetery.
Although not adjacent, there are 3 cemeteries that are nearby to the Mt. Olivet Cemetery. See below for details.
Establishment of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery ...
The Mt. Olivet Cemetery was:
Conscrated in 1885
Name Variations for Mt. Olivet Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bachelor Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Berger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Berger Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger Cemetery
- Beverly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hills Gardens South
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Christ Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- County Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The County Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- First Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hazel Green Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green Cemetery
- Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lincoln Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Woods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Old German Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Restvale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Benedict Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Casimir Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Gabriel Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alsip
- Blue Island
- Bridgeview
- Burbank
- Burnside
- Calumet Heights
- Calumet Park
- Chatham
- Chicago Lawn
- Chicago Ridge
- Crestwood
- Dixmoor
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Dolton
- Englewood
- Evergreen Park
- Gano
- Harvey
- Hometown
- Markham
- Merrionette Park
- Midlothian
- Oak Forest
- Oak Lawn
- Palos Heights
- Palos Hills
- Phoenix
- Phoenix is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
- Posen
- Pullman
- Riverdale
- Robbins
- South Englewood
- South Englewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Englewood
- Stony Island
- Washington Heights
- Washington Heights is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Worth
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. The following communities are located in Cook County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Island
- Harvey
- Midlothian
- Palos Heights
- Robbins
- Washington Heights
- Worth
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Cook 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: #107055
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414031 (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414031 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: Cook
- Est. Elev: 194 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blue Island
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 Illinois' counties, including Cook, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
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