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:
39.7978, -94.8319
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 Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph lies just to the south 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Sunbridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sunbridge Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunbridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Saint Joseph.
- The Sunbridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- City Cemetery
- St. Joseph City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216074 <5>
- Mt. Mora Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Mora Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mora Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Mora Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30336 <5>
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Ladd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ladd Cemetery is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Park is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- B'nai Sholem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The B'nai Sholem Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Sholem Cemetery
- Elwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elwood Cemetery is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elwood Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Elwood (KS).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484817 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Ozenberger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ozenberger Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozenberger Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ozenberger Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Saint Joseph.
- The Ozenberger Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30714 <5>
- Vanschoiack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Vanschoiack Cemetery is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanschoiack Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Greenwick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Greenwick Cemetery is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwick Cemetery
- Moskau Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Moskau Cemetery is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moskau Cemetery
- Tambor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tambor Cemetery is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tambor Cemetery
- Bellemont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New King Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The New King Hill Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New King Hill Cemetery
- Courtney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Courtney Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Saint Joseph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Country Club
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Elwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Wathena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Matney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Amazonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Palermo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Cosby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Savannah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Nodaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nodaway is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Willow Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Agency
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Easton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Rochester ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Faucett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Clarksdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
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 Buchanan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brenner
- Clarksdale
- De Kalb
- Easton
- Elwood
- Palermo
- Saint Joseph
- Savannah
- Troy
- Wathena
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 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Buchanan 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 #722833 (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722833 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: Buchanan
- Est. Elev: 301 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Joseph North
- Location given for Mount Olivet Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7977721 Lon: -94.83191
- 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 Buchanan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. 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. |
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