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:
40.5948, -92.0924
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 Scotland County<2>.
The county seat for Scotland County is located in Memphis. Memphis lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Billups Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Billups Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billups Cemetery
- Brown Cottage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cottage Cemetery is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cottage Cemetery
- Billups Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Billups Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billups Cemetery
- North Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The North Bethel Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bethel Cemetery
- Curtiss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Curtiss Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss Cemetery
- Needham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Cemetery
- North Upton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The North Upton Cemetery is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Upton Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- The Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cantril Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95388 <5>
- Penn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Penn Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Cemetery
- Mantoyne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mantoyne Cemetery is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantoyne Cemetery
- Egypt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Egypt Cemetery is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Cemetery
- Stookesberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stookesberry Cemetery is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stookesberry Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Memphis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #944932 <5>
- South Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The South Bethel Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethel Cemetery
- McHenry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Allphin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Allphin Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allphin Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- East Home Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Cantril
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arbela
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Granger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Granger is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Keosauqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Kilwinning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Acasto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Acasto is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Stiles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stiles is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Luray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Zion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Kilbourn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Downing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Unity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- South Gorin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Gorin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
- Wyaconda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyaconda is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Chambersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Bonaparte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Douds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Leando
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Pleasant Retreat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Anson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Anson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Steuben
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Steuben is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
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 Scotland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Downing
- Gorin
- Gorin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gorin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
- Granger
- Keosauqua
- Luray
- Memphis
- Milton
- Wyaconda
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 helpful 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Scotland 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 #722806 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722806 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: Scotland
- Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Azen
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5947528 Lon: -92.0924001
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Scotland, 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 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> | 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. |
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