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:
38.9839, -94.4788
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Independence. Independence lies just to the north northeast 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 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Floral Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Floral Hills Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hills Cemetery
- West Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The West Family Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Family Cemetery
- Collings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Collings Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Kansas City.
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Park
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Kansas City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29019 <5>
- Palestine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Noland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Noland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland Cemetery
- The Noland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Besonia Church Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981914 <5>
- Flanery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Flanery Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanery Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Ganzer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ganzer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganzer Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Brooking Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hylton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hylton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylton Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill & Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Forest Hill & Calvary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill & Calvary Cemetery
- The Forest Hill & Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28754 <5>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Douglas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- The Douglas Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grange Cemetery
- Pitcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pitcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher 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:
- Raytown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holmes Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Little Blue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Unity Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Leeds
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Indian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Lee's Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Mission Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Mission Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Leawood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Santa Fe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Westwood Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Westwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Fairway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prairie Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Martin City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- Belvidere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Lake Tapawingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Kansas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roeland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Countryside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
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. The following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grandview
- Independence
- Kansas City
- Raytown
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 professional and volunteer 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 Jackson 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 #722831 (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722831 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 299 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lees Summit
- Location given for Mount Olivet Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9838952 Lon: -94.4788419
- 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 Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |