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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. 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 Cemetery ...

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>

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

Lat:   31.9599°   (31° 57' 35")

Lon:   -90.0809°   (-90° 4' 51")

The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Simpson County<2>.

The county seat for Simpson County is located in Mendenhall. Mendenhall lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.

  • New Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Zion Cemetery is located in Simpson County
  • Palestine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palestine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palestine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Palestine Cemetery is located in Simpson County
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Simpson County
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Simpson County
  • Holly Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Simpson County
  • Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Simpson County
  • New Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Zion Cemetery is located in Simpson County
  • Georgetown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Georgetown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Georgetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Copiah County
  • Lee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Simpson County
  • Enoch Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enoch Grove Cemetery
    • The Enoch Grove Cemetery is located in Rankin County
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Simpson County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Simpson County
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Copiah County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Hopewell.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60001 <5>
    • Old Ruby Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ruby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ruby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Ruby Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Copiah County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Hopewell.
      • The Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Brushy Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58313 <5>
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Armstrong - Buckley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong - Buckley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong - Buckley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Armstrong - Buckley Cemetery is located in Simpson County
    • Strong River Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strong River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strong River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Strong River Cemetery is located in Simpson County
    • Gum Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gum Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gum Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Simpson County
    • Old Gum Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Gum Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Gum Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Simpson County
    • Braxton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braxton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Braxton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Braxton Cemetery is located in Simpson County
    • Piney Woods Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Woods Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Rankin County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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.

  • Georgetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Copiah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Braxton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
    • Braxton is located in Simpson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Hopewell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hopewell is located in Copiah County
  • King
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • King is located in Rankin County
  • Westville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Westville is located in Simpson County
  • D'Lo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Lo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
    • D'Lo is located in Simpson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Whites
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whites. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
    • Whites is located in Rankin County
  • Clear Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
    • Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
  • Alonzo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alonzo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
    • Alonzo is located in Rankin County
  • Shivers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
    • Shivers is located in Simpson County
  • Mendenhall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendenhall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall
    • Mendenhall is located in Simpson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendenhall <7>
  • Florence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Rankin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <7>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Cato
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
      • Cato is located in Rankin County
    • Terry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Hebron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
      • New Hebron is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hebron <7>
    • Crystal Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Richland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sanatorium
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
      • Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
    • Byram
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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 Simpson 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 like to start with 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:

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 #1959810  (Mount Olive Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1959810 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Harrisville
    • County: Simpson         Elev: 117
    • Location given for GNIS #1959810 (Mount Olive Cemetery)

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

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 Simpson, 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 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 Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9599, Longitude: -90.0809       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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