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:
32.8451, -92.6799
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 Union Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Union Parish is located in Farmerville. Farmerville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east 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 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Alabama - Weldon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bernice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bernice Cemetery is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Tubb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tubb Cemetery is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tubb Cemetery
- The Tubb Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tubbs Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Harmony Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Mt. Patrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Patrick Cemetery is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Patrick Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Hard Shell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hard Shell Cemetery is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Shell Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Fellowship Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Summerfield Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Cemetery
- Autrey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Autrey Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autrey Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Bernice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Weldon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Lillie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Spearsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Dubach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Junction City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Junction City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Unionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Scotland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Scotland is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Arizona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Vienna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Farmerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Union Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bernice
- Farmerville
- Junction City
- Ruston
- Vienna
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 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 Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Union Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 #537349 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #537349 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
- Parish: Union
- Est. Elev: 71 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bernice
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8451431 Lon: -92.679875
- 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Union, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |