Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mount Olive (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Olive. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Mount Olive ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Olive: Mt. Olive
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Olive. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Olive.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Olive is located in Hyde County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hyde County: Beaufort, Dare, Tyrrell & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Olive. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Olive:
- Hyde County (The home county of Mount Olive)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Scranton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scranton is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Sladesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sladesville is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
- Germantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Germantown is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Swan Quarter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lake Landing is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Landing
- Last Chance
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Last Chance is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
- Nebraska
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nebraska is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- White Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White Plains is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Engelhard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beaufort County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Pungo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pungo is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
- Belhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Pantego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pantego is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Ransomville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Gaylord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Bath
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pinetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pinetown is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
- Walla Watta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Whitepost
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
- Whitepost has also been known as:
- White Post
- Aurora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Dardens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Jamesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pamlico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Lowland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lowland is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Hobucken
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
- Mesic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Vandemere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Tyrrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- New Lands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Lands is located in Tyrrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lands
- Columbia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alligator
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alligator is located in Tyrrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Wenona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wenona is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Creswell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Roper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Skinnersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Skinnersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
- Plymouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Pea Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Olive, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Olive.
Cemeteries Near Mount Olive ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Olive.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mount Olive - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Olive covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pettigrew Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Donald Farm Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Soule Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas S. Woodley Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Watson Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cahoon Family Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Azalia Garden Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- James I. Moore Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fulford Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bonner Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- High Hill Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rowe Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Mount Olive in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Olive.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Leechville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Leechville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechville
- Scranton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scranton is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Sladesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sladesville is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
- Pungo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pungo is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
- Makleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Makleyville is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makleyville
- Pantego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pantego is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Ransomville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Swan Quarter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yeatesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yeatesville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatesville
- Gaylord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bath
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Creek
- Creswell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Olive. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Olive.
Newspapers Published in Mount Olive ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Olive.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Olive, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Olive.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Olive:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Hyde County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Beaufort County
- Martin County
- Pamlico County
- Tyrrell County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Olive, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Olive) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |