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A visit to the Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Baptist Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery

Lat:   31.0775°   (31° 4' 39")

Lon:   -91.3727°   (-91° 22' 21")

The Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County<1>.

The county seat for Wilkinson County is located in Woodville. Woodville lies just to the east northeast of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Woodville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Turnbull
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Weyanoke
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilkinson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Converse ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
    • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Wakefield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rogillioville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Angola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tunica
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
    • Tunica is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <6>
  • Artonish
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artonish have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
    • Artonish is located in Wilkinson County
  • Whitaker
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Norwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <6>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Wilson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <6>
    • Centreville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Centreville is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <6>
    • Jackson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <6>
    • Fairview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Smithland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Francisville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
      • Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <6>
    • Bougere
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bougere have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
      • Bougere is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Williamsport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lettsworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Innis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Innis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innis
      • Innis is located in Pointe Coupee Parish (LA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Innis <6>
    • Gloster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
      • Gloster is located in Amite County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloster <6>

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 Baptist Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilkinson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Gloster
    • Gloster lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gloster.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
  • Jackson
    • Jackson lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jackson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Saint Francisville
  • Wilson
    • Wilson lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wilson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Woodville

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 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 Baptist Church Cemetery:

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Wilkinson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0775, Longitude: -91.3727    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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