A visit to the Mount 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 Mt. Olivet Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery:
42.3114, -85.5681
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County<2>.
The county seat for Kalamazoo County is located in Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo lies just to the southwest of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jewish Mountain Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mountain Home Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home Cemetery
- Westnedge Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Comstock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Comstock Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park North
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park South
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Genesee Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Indian Fields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Indian Fields Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Fields Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Dry Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dry Prairie Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prairie Cemetery
- Wheaton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Kalamazoo County Poor Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Bower Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Bower Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bower Cemetery
- Portage Central Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Galesburg Old Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Galesburg Old Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg Old Cemetery
- Shafter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Shafter Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Galesburg.
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kalamazoo
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eastwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Parchment
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Cooper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
- Westwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Comstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Milwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Milwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwood
- Oshtemo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Galesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pavillion Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion Center
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Alamo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Plainwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Highland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- South Gull Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Doster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Doster is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Scotts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Augusta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mattawan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Climax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Fort Custer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Otsego
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Lake is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
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. Olivet Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kalamazoo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Climax
- Fort Custer
- Galesburg
- Kalamazoo
- Otsego
- Parchment
- Plainwell
- Portage
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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. Olivet Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Kalamazoo 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. Olivet Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #632824 (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #632824 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: Kalamazoo
- Est. Elev: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kalamazoo
- Location given for Mount Olivet Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3114289 Lon: -85.5680622
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Kalamazoo, 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' (or 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- Mt. 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. |