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:
32.6426, -88.7781
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 Kemper County<2>.
The county seat for Kemper County is located in De Kalb. De Kalb lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Klondike Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Klondike Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike Cemetery
- Linwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
- Talbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Talbert Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbert Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- West Kemper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The West Kemper Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kemper Cemetery
- Chisholm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm Cemetery
- Blackwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Blackwater Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Cemetery
- Pawticfaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pawticfaw Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawticfaw Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
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- Cole Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244776 <5>
- Arkadelphia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Arkadelphia Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Simmons Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Samuel Dale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Samuel Dale Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel Dale Cemetery
- Daleville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Daleville Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Rio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Daleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- De Kalb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- House
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Suqualena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Hookston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Lynville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Lockhart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bogue Chitto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Nellieburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ocobla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Tucker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Porterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Sucarnoochee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Meridian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Russell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lost Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Electric Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Neshoba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
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 Kemper 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 start with 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. Olive Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Kemper 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 #674108 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #674108 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: Kemper
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moscow
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6426368 Lon: -88.7781046
- 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 Kemper, 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 obstructions 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> | 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. |