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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Morris County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Morris County: Essex, Hunterdon, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex & Warren.
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:
- Morris 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.
- Budd Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County
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- Naughright
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Naughright is located in Morris County
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- Succasunna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
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- Hacklebarney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
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- Long Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County
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- Mine Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mine Hill is located in Morris County
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- Crestmoore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County
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- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Millbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Morris County
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- Brookside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
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- Hilltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County
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- Hurdtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County
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- Bergen County
- Campgaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County
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- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Essex County
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- Livingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Livingston is located in Essex County
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- West Caldwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Caldwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Caldwell is located in Essex County
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- Borough of Essex Fells
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Borough of Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Estimated population in 2015: 2,159 people
- Essex Fells
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Essex Fells is located in Essex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Millburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Millburn is located in Essex County
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- Maplewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Essex County
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- South Orange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- South Orange is located in Essex County
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- Verona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Essex County
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- Cedar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County
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- Meadow Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Meadow Village is located in Essex County
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- Hunterdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Pottersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pottersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Farmersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Califon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
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- Hoffmans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County
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- Readingsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County
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- New Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
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- Whitehouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
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- Annandale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Annandale is located in Hunterdon County
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- Mariannes Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
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- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- Allerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Allerton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Piscataway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway is located in Middlesex County
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- Samptown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samptown
- North Edison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Edison is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Edison
- Potters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potters is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Randolphville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
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- Society Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Pumptown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pumptown is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumptown
- Edison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Iselin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iselin is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iselin
- Lindenau
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lindenau is located in Middlesex County
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- Menlo Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Stelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stelton is located in Middlesex County
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- Passaic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Macopin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County
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- Wayne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Singac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Singac is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singac
- Haskell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Preakness
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preakness
- Little Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- West Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- The Village at Little Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Borough of Woodland Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Paterson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Athenia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athenia
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Gladstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
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- Bedminster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedminster
- North Branch Depot
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch Depot
- Smalleytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalleytown
- Union Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Somerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finderne
- Woodfern
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County
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- Ukrainian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ukrainian Village is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukrainian Village
- Middlebush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebush
- Blackwells Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells Mills
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Village
- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Hopatcong Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopatcong Hills
- Tranquility
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Lake Mohawk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
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- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Sussex County
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- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Mahola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mahola is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahola
- Middleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Middleville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
- Swartswood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Swartswood is located in Sussex County
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- Edison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edison is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Balesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Balesville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balesville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Benders Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benders Corner
- Berkeley Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Heights
- Feltville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Feltville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feltville
- Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Plainfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Scotch Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Plains
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Clark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Cranford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cranford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranford
- Park Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Park Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Hackettstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Allamuchy - Panther Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beattystown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattystown
- Long Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Bridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bridge
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vienna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Karrsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Karrsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karrsville
- Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Paulina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paulina is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulina
- Blairstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blairstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Mount Hermon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oxford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Brass Castle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Upper Black Eddy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Uhlerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Uhlerstown is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhlerstown
- Riegelsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erwinna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kintnersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Bucks County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Bushkill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemakers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
- Coolbaugh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolbaugh
- Delaware Water Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Stroudsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stroudsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Arlington Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Northampton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Portland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Portland is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Slateford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Slateford is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- East Bangor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Bangor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
- New Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Village is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Roseto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Roseto is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <1>
- Easton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <1>
- Williamsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsport is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Kesslersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kesslersville is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesslersville
- Kesslersville has also been known as:
- Alamanda
- Keslers
- Kesslers
- Pen Argyl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Belfast
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Egypt Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Delaware
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Conashaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
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.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanhope Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chester Congregational Churchyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Freedom Hebrew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairmount Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hilltop Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
- The Hilltop Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hilltop Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #659805 <2>
- Mt. Freedom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Olive had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Budd Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Lake
- Drakestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Drakestown is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakestown
- Bartley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bartley is located in Morris County
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- Flanders
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Flanders is located in Morris County
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- Naughright
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Naughright is located in Morris County
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- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
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- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Succasunna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
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- Port Morris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port Morris is located in Morris County
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- Hackettstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Schooleys Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Schooleys Mountain is located in Morris County
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- Hacklebarney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
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- Ironia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ironia is located in Morris County
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- Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Landing is located in Morris County
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- Beattystown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
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- Parker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Morris County
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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 48 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 13 miles [20.9 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 either 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 New Jersey
- Pages specific to Morris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hunterdon County
- Middlesex County
- Passaic County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Bucks County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
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'. |