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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 Olive Hill Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   38.0595°   (38° 3' 34")

Lon:   -83.9263°   (-83° 55' 34")

The Olive Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.

The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Mount Sterling. Mount Sterling lies just to the west northwest of the Olive Hill Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Olive Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Enoch Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enoch Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enoch Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Enoch Smith Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Chenault Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chenault Cemetery
    • The Chenault Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ferguson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Cravens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cravens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cravens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cravens Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Cheatham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheatham Cemetery
    • The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • French Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the French Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The French Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Prewitt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prewitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prewitt Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • O'Rear Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Rear Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Rear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The O'Rear Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Hayden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hayden Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Trimble & Cheatham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Faulkner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faulkner Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Faulkner Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • The Faulkner Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Allen Cemetery
      • Gilmore Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Moore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Bath County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75179 <6>
    • Lane Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lane Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Greene Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greene Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greene Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Kincaid & Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kincaid & Smith Cemetery
      • The Kincaid & Smith Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Chase Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chase Cemetery
      • The Chase Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Hammock Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammock Cemetery
      • The Hammock Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Antioch Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Fortune Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fortune Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fortune Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fortune Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Peeled Oak Christian Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peeled Oak Christian Church Cemetery
      • The Peeled Oak Christian Church Cemetery is located in Bath County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Peeled Oak Christian Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Preston.
      • The Peeled Oak Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Peeled Oak Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255399 <6>
    • Garrett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Bath County
    • Garrett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Bath County
    • Conley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Powers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Cemetery
      • The Powers Cemetery is located in Bath County
    • Carpenter - Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter - Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter - Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carpenter - Smith Cemetery is located in Bath County
    • Old Springfield Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Springfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Springfield Cemetery is located in Bath County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Olive Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Mount Sterling
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
    • Mount Sterling is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <7>
  • Reid Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reid Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Village
    • Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Prewitt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prewitt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt
    • Prewitt is located in Montgomery County
  • Camargo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camargo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
    • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Spencer Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Village
    • Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Judy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy
    • Judy is located in Montgomery County
  • Grassy Lick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Lick
    • Grassy Lick is located in Montgomery County
  • Levee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Levee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee
    • Levee is located in Montgomery County
  • Peeled Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peeled Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Oak
    • Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
  • Kiddville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiddville
    • Kiddville is located in Clark County
  • Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Montgomery County
  • Sharpsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Jeffersonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Jeffersonville is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <7>
    • Preston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Bath County
    • Westbend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbend
      • Westbend is located in Powell County
    • Little Slate Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Slate Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Slate Creek
      • Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
    • Owingsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Reynoldsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reynoldsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
      • Reynoldsville is located in Bath County
    • Rabbit Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
      • Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
    • Black Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Powell County
    • Means
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Means have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means
      • Means is located in Menifee County
    • Mill Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Mill Creek is located in Bath County
    • Little Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
      • Little Rock is located in Bourbon County
    • North Middletown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
      • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
    • Rightangle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rightangle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rightangle
      • Rightangle is located in Clark County
    • Virden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
      • Virden is located in Powell County
    • Paint Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
      • Paint Creek is located in Powell County
    • Morris Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Creek
      • Morris Creek is located in Powell County
    • Olympia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olympia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
      • Olympia is located in Bath County

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 Olive Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Olive Hill 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 Olive Hill Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #499924  (Olive Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #499924 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: Mount Sterling
    • County: Montgomery         Elev: 307
    • Location given for GNIS #499924 (Olive Hill Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Olive Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0595, Longitude: -83.9263       In this case, the coordinates for the Olive Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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