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:
33.2290, -90.1056
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 Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the south southeast of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Wanlaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wanlaw Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanlaw Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Broughman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Broughman Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughman Cemetery
- Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Olive Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cemetery
- Wadell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wadell Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadell Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Beall - Stigler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Keirn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Keirn Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn Cemetery
- Rose Bank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Bank Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bank Cemetery
- Cunliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cunliff Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunliff Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Horring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Horring Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horring Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Jordan Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Vanhoughton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Vanhoughton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhoughton Cemetery
- Hines Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Pinchback Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pinchback Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinchback Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Cemetery
- Acona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Acona Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Ituma
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Acona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Wyatt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Tchula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Gwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Jones Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Keirn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cruger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Mileston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Sidon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Coila
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Good Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Tolarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Roebuck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Bee Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Coxburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Durant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
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 Holmes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Durant
- Greenwood
- Lexington
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 websites either 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Holmes 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 #674110 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #674110 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexington North
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2290142 Lon: -90.1056402
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Holmes, 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' 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |