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:
39.6895, -91.3424
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 Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Palmyra. Palmyra lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest 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] of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Brinkmeier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brinkmeier Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkmeier Cemetery
- Marble Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Marble Creek Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Creek Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Head Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Head Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
- Grand View Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Grand View Burial Park is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Burial Park
- The Grand View Burial Park has also been known as:
- Grandview Burial Park
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- Hascall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hascall Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hascall Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Minoi - Sandiage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Dimmitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dimmitt Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmitt Cemetery
- Whaley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Whaley Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Salt River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Salt River Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt River Cemetery
- Newmaw Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Newmaw Family Cemetery is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmaw Family Cemetery
- Thompson 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 23 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:
- Cave City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cave City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Shepherd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Oakwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Hannibal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spencer is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Fall Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- New London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Helton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Helton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Kinderhook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Plainville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Payson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marblehead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Rensselaer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Dodge City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frankford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ashburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- New Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Canton is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Adams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
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 Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashburn
- Barry
- Center
- Frankford
- Hannibal
- Hull
- New Canton
- New London
- Palmyra
- Payson
- Quincy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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. Olivet Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 #722832 (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722832 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hannibal East
- Location given for Mount Olivet Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6894899 Lon: -91.3423699
- 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 Marion, 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. |