A visit to the Mount Olivet 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. Olivet Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery:
34.2954, -89.7893
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Panola County<2>.
The county seat for Panola County is located in Batesville. Batesville lies just to the west of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Forest Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Memorial Park is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Memorial Park
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Mt. Terza Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Terza Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Terza Cemetery
- Long Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Creek Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Black Jack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Black Jack Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Cemetery
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
- Mt. Gillian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Gillian Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gillian Cemetery
- Old Bynum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Bynum Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bynum Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kind Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Love Joy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Love Joy Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Joy Cemetery
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- Batesville Magnolia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Batesville Magnolia Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville Magnolia Cemetery
- The Batesville Magnolia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Magnolia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60636 <5>
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Terza
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Batesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Courtland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Pope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Alesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Water Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sardis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chapeltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Como
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Velma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Harmontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Ballentine
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Mims
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Tyro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Crowder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Abbeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Looxahoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Tillatoba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Coffeeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Delay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Altus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Bobo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
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. Olivet Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Panola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Coffeeville
- Oxford
- Sardis
- Water Valley
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 either 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. Olivet Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Panola 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. Olivet Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #674178 (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #674178 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: Panola
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sardis SE
- Location given for Mount Olivet Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2953861 Lon: -89.7892551
- 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 Panola, 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. Olivet 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. |
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