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A visit to the Mount Olive Cemetery ...


The location of the Mt. Olive Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


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)

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

Lat:   34.8295°   (34° 49' 46")

Lon:   -90.3329°   (-90° 19' 58")

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

The county seat for Tunica County is located in Tunica. Tunica lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .

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:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Tunica County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Olive Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 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.

    • Banks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Banks is located in Tunica County
    • Seyppel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seyppel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
      • Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
    • Horseshoe Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
      • Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mhoon Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
      • Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County
    • Memphis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in DeSoto County
    • North Tunica
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
      • North Tunica is located in Tunica County
    • Tunica
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
      • Tunica is located in Tunica County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <4>
    • Cub Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cub Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
      • Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
    • Eudora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eudora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
      • Eudora is located in DeSoto County
    • Pinckney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinckney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
      • Pinckney is located in Crittenden County (AR)
    • Glover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
      • Glover is located in DeSoto County
    • Hughes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
      • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <4>
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Bledsoe
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
        • Bledsoe is located in Lee County (AR)
      • Winona ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
        • Winona is located in Lee County (AR)
      • Evansville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
        • Evansville is located in Tunica County
      • Walls
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
        • Walls is located in DeSoto County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
        • Former name for Walls:
        • Alpika
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <4>
      • Austin
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
        • Austin is located in Tunica County
      • Anthonyville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthonyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
        • Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
      • Arkabutla
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
        • Arkabutla is located in Tate County
      • Brickeys
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
        • Brickeys is located in Lee County (AR)
      • Peyton ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peyton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
        • Peyton is located in Tunica County
      • Clayton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
        • Clayton is located in Tunica County
      • Lynchburg
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
        • Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County
      • Southhaven
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
        • Southhaven is located in DeSoto County
      • Rawlinson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawlinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
        • Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County (AR)

    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 Tunica County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Austin
      • Austin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Austin.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Hughes
    • Tunica
      • Tunica lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tunica.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Tunica County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Johnson Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Chapel Cemetery is located in Tunica County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Chapel Cemetery
    • Morning Star Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Tunica County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
    • Happy Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Happy Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Cemetery
    • Rainey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rainey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rainey Cemetery is located in Tunica County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rainey Cemetery
    • Rodgers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rodgers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rodgers Cemetery
    • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Tunica County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Tunica County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Clear Lake Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clear Lake Cemetery is located in Tunica County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Lake Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Tunica County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Tunica County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Tunica County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Crystal Springs Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Crystal Springs Cemetery is located in Tunica County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal Springs Cemetery
      • Fredonia Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fredonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Tunica County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fredonia Cemetery
      • Belmont Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Belmont Cemetery is located in Tunica County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
      • Locust Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (AR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lee County (AR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Peters Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Peters Cemetery is located in Lee County (AR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Tunica County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Shepherd Grove Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shepherd Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shepherd Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County (AR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shepherd Grove Cemetery
      • Shady Grove Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tunica County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
      • Oakwood Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Tunica County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery

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

    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 #684859  (Mount Olive Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #684859 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: Robinsonville
      • County: Tunica         Elev: 63
      • Location given for GNIS #684859 (Mount Olive Cemetery)

    The official website for Tunica County: www.tunicacounty.com/

    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 Tunica, 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 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: 34.8295, Longitude: -90.3329       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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