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:
36.0504, -80.5614
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 Yadkin County<2>.
The county seat for Yadkin County is located in Yadkinville. Yadkinville lies just to the 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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Turners Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington Cemeteries
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Farmington Cemeteries is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemeteries
- Huntsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Huntsville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Courtney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Courtney Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
- Chinquapin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Chinquapin Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Shacktown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shacktown Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacktown Cemetery
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Deep Creek Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek Cemetery
- Gospel Way Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gospel Way Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gospel Way Cemetery
- Forbush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Forbush Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- South Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pilot View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pilot View Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot View Cemetery
- Baltimore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Baltimore Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Sandy Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union Chapel UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Union Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Chapel UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Mocksville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161811 <5>
- Enon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Patterson Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Wyo
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Pino
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Huntsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Courtney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Yadkinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Footville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Bermuda Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eaglewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Cinnamon Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Grapewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Clemmons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Calahaln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Mocksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Robinhood Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest
- Robin Hood Trace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Vienna Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Forest
- Vienna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- River Ridge Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Forbush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Houstonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Union Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Advance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Muddy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Cutters Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
- Sherwood Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Hunters Trace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- East Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Branon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Hamptonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Yadkin 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Yadkin 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 #1731763 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731763 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: Yadkin
- Est. Elev: 254 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Farmington
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0504143 Lon: -80.5614487
- 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 Yadkin, 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 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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