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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Mount Olive (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Olive. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Mount Olive ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Olive: Mt. Olive

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.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Mount Olive is located in Martin County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Martin County: Davies's, Dubois, Greene, Lawrence & Orange.

Below are the counties that are near Mount Olive. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Olive:

  • Martin County     (The home county of Mount Olive)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
    • Shoals
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
      • Shoals is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoals <2>
    • Burns City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
      • Burns City is located in Martin County
    • Crane
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
      • Crane is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <2>
    • Lacy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Loogootee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Windom
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Davies's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
    • Odon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odon
      • Odon is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odon <2>
    • Cannelburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Alfordsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
      • Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Montgomery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
    • Elnora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Plainville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
    • Glendale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Capehart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Graham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Davies's County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Graham
      • From Mount Olive to Graham
    • Washington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Dubois County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
    • Hillham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Norton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Haysville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
      • Haysville is located in Dubois County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Haysville
      • From Mount Olive to Haysville
    • Dubois
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubois have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois
      • Dubois is located in Dubois County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubois <2>
    • Portersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Celestine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celestine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celestine
      • Celestine is located in Dubois County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celestine <2>
    • Jasper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
    • Owensburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Koleen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koleen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
      • Koleen is located in Greene County
    • Scotland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mineral City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
      • Mineral City is located in Greene County
    • Solsberry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Newberry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
      • Newberry is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
    • Plummer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plummer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
      • Plummer is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Plummer
      • From Mount Olive to Plummer
    • Bloomfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Elliston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tulip
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tulip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
      • Tulip is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tulip
      • From Mount Olive to Tulip
    • Hendricksville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Newark
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Calvertville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson County
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
    • Sandborn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
      • Sandborn is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Westphalia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Edwardsport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
      • Edwardsport is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Lawrence County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
    • Harrodsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
      • Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
    • Kirksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Stanford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Smithville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clear Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Highland Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Monroe County
    • Bloomington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Ellettsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
      • Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <2>
  • Orange County
  • Owen County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
    • Saltillo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
      • Saltillo is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Campbellsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Claysville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Livonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Livonia is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Smedley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smedley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
      • Smedley is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Smedley
      • From Mount Olive to Smedley

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Olive, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Olive.

Cemeteries Near Mount Olive ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Olive.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Olive covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.

  • Wagner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clarke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cox Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Uno - Paton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Uno - Paton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Uno - Paton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waggner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waggner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waggner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chandler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bridges Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridges Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bridges Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridges Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Huron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain Spring Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boone Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (321 more) ...
    • Wards Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wards Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Little Hickory Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Hickory Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Hickory Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Steep Hollow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steep Hollow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steep Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Olive had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.

  • Williams
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Williams is located in Lawrence County
  • Indian Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Indian Springs is located in Martin County
  • Cale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
    • Cale is located in Martin County
  • Silverville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Huron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bryantsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryantsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsville
    • Bryantsville is located in Lawrence County
  • Fayetteville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
    • Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
  • Dover Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Hill
    • Dover Hill is located in Martin County
  • Willow Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
    • Willow Valley is located in Martin County
  • Coxton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Owensburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Georgia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Shoals
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
      • Shoals is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoals <2>
    • Ironton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Ironton is located in Martin County
    • Yockey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yockey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yockey
      • Yockey is located in Lawrence County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Olive. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Olive.

Newspapers Published in Mount Olive ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Olive.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Olive, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Olive.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Olive:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Olive. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Olive, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Mount Olive) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Olive. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7992, Longitude: -86.6953       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Olive have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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