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:
35.7285, -81.1054
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 Catawba County<2>.
The county seat for Catawba County is located in Newton. Newton lies just to the west southwest 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 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smyres Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Smyres Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyres Cemetery
- Providence Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Marvin UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Marvin UMC Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin UMC Cemetery
- The Marvin UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Union Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213089 <5>
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Conover City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Eastview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
- Snow Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47081 <5>
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- New Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Catawba Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Southside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Troutman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Troutman Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman Cemetery
- Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Taylorsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2196239 <5>
- New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Catfish
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Claremont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Murrays Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Witherspoon Crossroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Bandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Eufola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Conover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drums Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Long Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Monbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Taylorsville Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Duan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Olivers Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Sherrills Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Scotts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Stony Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Saint Stephens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Fairgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Startown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Isenhour Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Fairview Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Sweetwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Fairbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
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. The following communities are located in Catawba 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 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Catawba 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 #990460 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #990460 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: Catawba
- Est. Elev: 266 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Catawba
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7284667 Lon: -81.1053576
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Catawba, 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> | 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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