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:
31.0285, -91.1051
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 Wilkinson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilkinson County is located in Woodville. Woodville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 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.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Whitaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Nathaniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Nathaniel Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathaniel Cemetery
- Norwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- The White Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holly Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63567 <5>
- Packnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Packnett Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packnett Cemetery
- Packnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Packnett Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packnett Cemetery
- Schuter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Schuter Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuter Cemetery
- Schuter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Schuter Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuter Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Gaulden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gaulden Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaulden Cemetery
- Redhead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Redhead Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhead Cemetery
- Redhead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Redhead Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhead Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- McGraw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McGraw Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw Cemetery
- Emberhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Emberhill Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberhill Cemetery
- Embre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Embre Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embre Cemetery
- Embre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Embre Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embre Cemetery
- Norwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Whitaker
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <6>
- Centreville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <6>
- Rogillioville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
- Turnbull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <6>
- Gloster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Troy ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <6>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wilkinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Ethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bewelcome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Wakefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crosby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Converse ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Coleman Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Chipola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Rosetta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
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 Wilkinson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Gloster
- Jackson
- Wilson
- Woodville
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 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 Wilkinson 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 #689786 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #689786 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: Wilkinson
- Est. Elev: 106 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Centreville
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0285103 Lon: -91.1051056
- 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 Wilkinson, 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' 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> | 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. |