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:
34.8295, -90.3329
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 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 .
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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.<4>
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)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Happy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Happy Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Cemetery
- Rainey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rainey Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainey Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Clear Lake Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
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- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Shepherd Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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)
- Banks is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Seyppel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Horseshoe Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- Memphis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Lake Cormorant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peters is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- North Tunica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Tunica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cub Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Eudora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Norfolk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pinckney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Glover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Hughes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <5>
- Bledsoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Winona ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Winona is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Evansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Walls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <5>
- Austin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Anthonyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Arkabutla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Brickeys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
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.
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:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Tunica 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 #684859 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #684859 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: Tunica
- Est. Elev: 63 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Robinsonville
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8295425 Lon: -90.3328759
- 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 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- 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. |