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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:

31.7435, -89.0542

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 Jones County<2>.

The county seat for Jones County is located in Laurel. Laurel lies just to the southwest of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Olive Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.

  • Erratta Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Erratta Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erratta Cemetery
  • Fall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Fall Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Cemetery
  • Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Laurel.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61482 <5>
  • May Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The May Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
  • Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Memorial Park is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
  • Sandersville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sandersville Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville Cemetery
  • Old Sharon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Sharon Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sharon Cemetery
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
  • Mt. Oral Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Oral Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Oral Cemetery
  • Florence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Florence Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
  • Bonner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Bonner Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bonner Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Laurel.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240655 <5>
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Palestine Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Palestine Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
    • Laurel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Laurel Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Cemetery
    • Windham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Windham Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Cemetery
    • Clark Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
    • Blackledge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Blackledge Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackledge Cemetery
    • Choctaw Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Choctaw Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Cemetery
    • McGill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The McGill Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Community Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Myrick Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Myrick Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrick Cemetery
    • Dennis Blackledge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mill Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth 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. Olive Cemetery.

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

  • Errata
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Errata is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
  • Sandersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sandersville is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Laurel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Antioch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Antioch is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Moss
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Moss is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
    • Moss has also been known as:
    • Mossville
  • Service
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Service is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
  • Heidelberg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ellisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Vernon ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Vernon is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Amy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Amy is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
  • Soso
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Soso is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Stafford Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Vossburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Vossburg is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
    • Stringer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Waldrup ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Waldrup is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
    • Whistler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Whistler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
    • Kelona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Kelona is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
    • Acme ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Acme is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Ovett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Ovett is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
    • Lake Como
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Como is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
    • Barnett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Barnett is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett

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 Jones County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Cemetery: