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 ...
The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Beckley Cemetery
- The Beckley Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
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- Bedford Cemetery
- The Bedford Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
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- Bedford Cemetery
- The Bedford Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
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- Bedford Cemetery
- The Bedford Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
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- Ceresco Cemetery
- The Ceresco Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco Cemetery
- Covey Hill Cemetery
- The Covey Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Hill Cemetery
- Dubois Cemetery
- The Dubois Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
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- Floral Lawn Memorial Gardens
- Ft. Custer National Cemetery
- Haskell Home Cemetery
- The Haskell Home Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
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- Holiday Cemetery
- The Holiday Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
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- Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
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- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Battle Creek Cemetery
- Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1062 <2>
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- Morgan Cemetery
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
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- Newbre Cemetery
- Newton Twp. Cemetery
- The Newton Twp. Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
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- Post Cemetery
- The Post Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Reese Cemetery
- The Reese Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
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- Sandstone Cemetery
- The Sandstone Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
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- Sunset Gardens Cemetery
- West Leroy Cemetery
- West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery
- The West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Pennfield.
- The West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hicks Cemetery
- Hicks / West Pennfield Cemetery
- Pennfield Charter Twp. Hicks Cemetery
- West Pennfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #171020 <2>
- Youngs Cemetery
- The Youngs Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Augusta
- Battle Creek
- Beadle Lake
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
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- Bedford
- Brownlee Park
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
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- Ceresco
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
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- Climax
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- East Leroy
- East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
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- Fort Custer
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
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- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Joppa
- Joppa is located in Calhoun County
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- Level Park
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
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- Marshall
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- Oak Park
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
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- Pennfield
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
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- Sonoma
- Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
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- Springfield
- Verona Park
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
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- West Leroy
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
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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 Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Battle Creek
- Bellevue
- Ceresco
- Climax
- Fort Custer
- Galesburg
- Marshall
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 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 Michigan:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 #632821 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #632821 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Battle Creek
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Olive Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |