A visit to the Mount Olivet Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Olivet Cemetery (FG ID #100119).
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:
40.6903, -74.1954
The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Essex County<2>.
The county seat for Essex County is located in Newark. Newark lies just to the north northeast of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Establishment of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery ...
The Mt. Olivet Cemetery was established in 1871.
Name Variations for Mt. Olivet Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clinton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Fairmount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Hollywood Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beth - David Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Beth - David Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth - David Cemetery
- Graceland Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Linden Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- B'nai Abraham Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Merrill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Baron Hirsch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Staten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Staten Cemetery is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten Cemetery
- Fountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fountain Cemetery is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Cemetery
- Constable Hook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Elizabeth
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elmora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Irvington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Arlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Bayonne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Park Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Elm Park Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elm Park Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tremley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tremley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremley
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Graniteville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Westerleigh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
- Kearny
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cranford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Staten Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
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 Essex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bayonne
- Cranford
- East Orange
- Elizabeth
- Hillside
- Irvington
- Linden
- Maplewood
- New Brighton
- Newark
- Orange
- Port Richmond
- Staten Island
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. Olivet Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Jersey:
- Pages specific to Essex 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #100119
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #878568 (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #878568 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: Essex
- Est. Elev: 6 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elizabeth
- Location given for Mount Olivet Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6901022 Lon: -74.1954226
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Essex, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |