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:
37.2412, -92.9827
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 Webster County<2>.
The county seat for Webster County is located in Marshfield. Marshfield lies just to the north northeast 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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Panther Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Steward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Steward Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steward Cemetery
- Clifton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Osborn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Osborn Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Fordland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fordland Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordland Cemetery
- Bumgarner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bumgarner Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumgarner Cemetery
- Mullinax Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mullinax Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinax Cemetery
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- McElwain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McElwain Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElwain Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Marshfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Marshfield Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marshfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Marshfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #584933 <5>
- Dishman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Dishman Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman Cemetery
- McCraw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The McCraw Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCraw Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Peck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Peck Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
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:
- Crown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Northview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Fordland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marshfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Diggins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Rogersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Conklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Olga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Mumford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Sarvis Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Seymour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Niangua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Fair Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Langston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Elkland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Pembina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Sequiota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Linden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Bruner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Elkhead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Sparta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Webster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fair Grove
- Fordland
- Marshfield
- Niangua
- Seymour
- Sparta
- Springfield
- Strafford
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 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 Webster 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 #742168 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #742168 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 434 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fordland
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2411593 Lon: -92.982677
- 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 Webster, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |