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:
33.9859, -90.5954
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 Sunflower County<2>.
The county seat for Sunflower County is located in Indianola. Indianola lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<3> to the south 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 20 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.
- Roundaway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Roundaway Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway Cemetery
- Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- German Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The German Lane Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Lane Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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- Cagles Crossroad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carr's Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Harmon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Harmon Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Harmon Cemetery
- Union Temple Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Union Temple Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Temple Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Roundaway
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Rome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Africa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Dublin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Tutwiler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Duncan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Hushpuckena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Shelby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Winstonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Mound Bayou
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Claremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
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- Alligator
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Merigold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hopson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Sumner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Webb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Clarksdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Renova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Albin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Vance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Round Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Deeson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
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 Sunflower County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksdale
- Drew
- Drew lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drew.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Mound Bayou
- Sumner
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 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 Sunflower 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 #674116 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #674116 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: Sunflower
- Est. Elev: 44 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baltzer
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9859448 Lon: -90.5953744
- 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 Sunflower, 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' (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- 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. |