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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery:
39.1453, -85.6833
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Parkison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Parkison Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkison Cemetery
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cave Springs Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs Cemetery
- Little Sand Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eddleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Eddleman Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddleman Cemetery
- Westport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Westport Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Cemetery
- Shirk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shirk Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirk Cemetery
- Donaldson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Fish Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fish Creek Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
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- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Queensville Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Lower Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lower Union Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Union Cemetery
- Newbern Christian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Newbern Christian Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern Christian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newbern Christian Cemetery is located in Newbern.
- The Newbern Christian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newbern Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164408 <5>
- Hulse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hulse Cemetery is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulse Cemetery
- Horseshoe Bend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alert
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Sardinia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Grammer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Scipio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Harper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Queensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Elizabethtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Newbern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Letts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Letts Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Hartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Petersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Jewell Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Hayden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <6>
- Butlerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zenas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Rugby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Jonesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harris City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Burney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bethel Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
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 Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Hope
- Hope lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hope.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Jonesville
- North Vernon
- Vernon
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 professional and volunteer 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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 #439631 (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #439631 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grammer
- Location given for Mount Olivet Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1453301 Lon: -85.683309
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Indiana's counties, including Decatur, 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' (or point-to-point) 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'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |