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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. 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 ...

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

Lat:   39.3936°   (39° 23' 36")

Lon:   -99.6940°   (-99° 41' 38")

The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Graham County<1>.

The county seat for Graham County is located in Hill City. Hill City lies just to the west southwest of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Fagan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fagan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fagan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fagan Cemetery is located in Graham County
  • Wildhorse Township Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Nicodemus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicodemus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicodemus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nicodemus Cemetery is located in Graham County
  • McFarland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFarland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFarland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McFarland Cemetery is located in Graham County
  • Samuels Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samuels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samuels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Samuels Cemetery is located in Graham County
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Rooks County
  • Roscoe Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roscoe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roscoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roscoe Cemetery is located in Graham County
  • Hill City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hill City Cemetery is located in Graham County
  • Buchanan Brown Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Whitfield Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Graham County
  • Morlan Twp. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Redline Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redline Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Redline Cemetery is located in Graham County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Palco Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palco Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palco Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Slate Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Mound Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie Dale Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Dale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Dale Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Eureka Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Pleasantview Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasantview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasantview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasantview Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Webster Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Webster Cemetery is located in Rooks County
    • Penokee Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penokee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penokee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Penokee Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Rooks County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.

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

  • Bogue
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Nicodemus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicodemus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicodemus
    • Nicodemus is located in Graham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicodemus <6>
  • Damar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Roscoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roscoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Roscoe is located in Graham County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Roscoe
    • From the Mt. Olive Cemetery to Roscoe
  • Hill City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Hill City is located in Graham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <6>
  • Smithfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Palco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Webster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Rooks County
  • Penokee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Edmond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Edmond is located in Norton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Edmond has also been known as:
    • Edmond City
  • Zurich
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zurich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
    • Zurich is located in Rooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Densmore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Logan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Morland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morland
      • Morland is located in Graham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morland <6>
    • Stockton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lenora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
      • Lenora is located in Norton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenora <6>

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 Graham County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bogue
  • Densmore
  • Edmond
    • Edmond lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edmond.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
  • Glade
    • Glade lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Glade.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
  • Hill City
  • Lenora
  • Logan
    • Logan lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Logan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Morland
  • Nicodemus
  • Ogallah
  • Palco
    • Palco lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
  • Plainville
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Continue List   (4 more)
      • Roscoe lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roscoe.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Speed
      • Speed lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Speed.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
    • Stockton
    • WaKeeney

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 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. Olive Cemetery:

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 #472216  (Mount Olive Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #472216 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: Bogue NW
    • County: Graham         Elev: 650
    • Location given for GNIS #472216 (Mount Olive Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Graham, 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' (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- ) 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: 39.3936, Longitude: -99.6940    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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