A visit to the Olivet 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 Olivet Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Olivet Cemetery:
38.2146, -75.5616
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Olivet Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Olivet Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.
The county seat for Worcester County is located in Snow Hill. Snow Hill lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Olivet Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Olivet Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Olivet Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pusey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nazareth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
- Emanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Perryhawkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Palmetto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Palmetto Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Nassawango Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Nassawango Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassawango Cemetery
- Hutt Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hutt Chapel Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutt Chapel Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Manokin Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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- St. Andrews Episcopal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Quinton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Quinton Cemetery is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- Betheden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Betheden Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betheden Cemetery
- Betheden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Betheden Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betheden Cemetery
- Taylor Gate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Gate Cemetery is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Gate Cemetery
- Colbourne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Colbourne Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbourne Cemetery
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 Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Princess Anne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Costen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- West Pocomoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pocomoke
- Fruitland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Dogwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Salisbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pocomoke City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <6>
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- White Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Twiggs Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
- Whiton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Manokin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Girdletree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Centennial Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Powellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Parsonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Green Hill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Oriole
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Champ
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Kingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Rehobeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hurst Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Stockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockawalking Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
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 Olivet Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Worcester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Pocomoke City
- Princess Anne
- Salisbury
- Snow Hill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Olivet Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Worcester 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 Olivet Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #586334 (Olivet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #586334 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: Worcester
- Est. Elev: 13 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dividing Creek
- Location given for Olivet Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2145644 Lon: -75.5615896
- 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 Maryland's counties, including Worcester, 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 from Point A (ie- Olivet 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |