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:
40.0015, -99.0653
The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Smith Center. Smith Center lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southeast 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 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Matteson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Republican City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Germantown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Plum Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Franklin County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
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- West Cedar Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The West Cedar Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cedar Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Meade Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Eminence Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Eminence Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Franklin County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Naponee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Republican City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Macon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Agra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kensington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Athol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Harlan County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <5>
- Womer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Huntley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Huntley is located in Harlan County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Phillipsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kirwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Inavale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Orleans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Claudell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Upland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hildreth
(23 miles [37 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 Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Agra
- Alma
- Alma lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Athol
- Athol lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athol.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Bloomington
- Franklin
- Glade
- Glade lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Glade.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Hildreth
- Kensington
- Kirwin
- Long Island
- Naponee
- Orleans
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Continue List (7 more)
- Ragan
- Ragan lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ragan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan
- Republican City
- Riverton
- Smith Center
- Upland
- Wilcox
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Smith 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 #471804 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471804 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 643 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bloomington
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0014015 Lon: -99.0661959
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |