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 #65357).
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:
40.7209, -73.8962
The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Queens County<2>.
The county seat for Queens County is located in Jamaica. Jamaica lies just to the east southeast 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 1850.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 3 miles [4.8 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.
- New Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Second Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fourth Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ahawith Chesed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Linden Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Linden Hill Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hill Cemetery
- Union Field Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Union Field Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Field Cemetery
- Union Field Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Machpelah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Union Field Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beth El Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Neboh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- St. John RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Knollwood Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Evergreens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Knollwood Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Judah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hungarian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hungarian Cemetery is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungarian Cemetery
- Cypress Hills National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- B'nai Jeshurum & Shereth Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Salem Fields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maimonides Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyckoff - Snediker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fresh Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Middle Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maspeth
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ridgewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glendale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elmhurst
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bushwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lefrak City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lefrak City is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefrak City
- Corona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Jackson Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenpoint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Astoria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kew Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Long Island City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marcus Garvey Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morris Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Park is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Park
- Flushing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kips Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peter Cooper Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Cooper Village
- Stuyvesant Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stuyvesant Town is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuyvesant Town
- East Village
(4 miles [6.4 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. Olivet Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Queens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooklyn
- Elmhurst
- Flushing
- Forest Hills
- Jackson Heights
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your 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 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 York:
- Pages specific to Queens 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: #65357
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #957870 (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #957870 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: Queens
- Est. Elev: 35 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brooklyn
- Location given for Mount Olivet Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7206581 Lon: -73.8962476
- 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 York's counties, including Queens, 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 things 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. |