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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. 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 ...

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

39.7856, -99.6698

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Norton County<2>.

The county seat for Norton County is located in Norton. Norton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Olive Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Zellmer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Zellmer Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zellmer Cemetery
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • St. Peters Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Luctor Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Luctor Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luctor Cemetery
  • Farmingdale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Farmingdale Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale Cemetery
  • Old Logan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Logan Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Logan Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Carlson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Carlson Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Sheley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sheley Cemetery is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheley Cemetery
  • Norton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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    • Belmont Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Belmont Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
    • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Vineman Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Vineman Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineman Cemetery
      • The Vineman Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Veneman Family Cemetery
      • Vineman Family Cemetery
    • Edmond Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Edmond Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond Cemetery
    • Belmont Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Belmont Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
    • Long Island Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Long Island Cemetery is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Cope Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Cope Cemetery is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.

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

  • Prairie View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairie View is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Almena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Almena is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Densmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Densmore is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
  • Logan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Stuttgart
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Stuttgart is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
  • Norton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Edmond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Edmond is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Edmond has also been known as:
    • Edmond City
  • Long Island
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Island is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Speed
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Speed is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Phillipsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Oronoque
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Oronoque is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
  • Dellvale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Dellvale is located in Norton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
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    • Glade
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Glade is located in Phillips County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Lenora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Roscoe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Roscoe is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Smithfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Smithfield is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Rockwell City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Rockwell City is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
    • Stamford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

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 Norton County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alma
    • Alma lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Almena
    • Almena lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Almena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
  • Beaver City
  • Densmore
  • Edmond
  • Glade
    • Glade lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Glade.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
  • Lenora
  • Logan
    • Logan lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Logan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Long Island
  • Nicodemus
  • Norcatur
  • Norton
    • Norton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...

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. Olive Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Norton 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 #471908  (Mount Olive Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471908 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: Norton
      • Est. Elev: 695 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Almena SW
      • Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.7927849     Lon: -99.6698341
      • 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 Kansas' counties, including Norton, 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. Olive 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.
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