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:
38.9390, -82.3288
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 Gallia County<2>.
The county seat for Gallia County is located in Gallipolis. Gallipolis lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast 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 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lower McCarley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glenn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Upper McCarley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McGehee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- Glenn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Holcomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Sanctuary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sanctuary Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary Cemetery
- Bunch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bunch Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunch Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- McLean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- Duston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Duston Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duston Cemetery
- Clark Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Clark Chapel Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Chapel Cemetery
- Dyke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dyke Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyke Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Vinton Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brush Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brush Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Vinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40067 <5>
- Koontz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gilboa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilboa Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa Cemetery
- Viney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Viney Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Cemetery
- Denney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Denney Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denney Cemetery
- McLiesh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McLiesh Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLiesh Cemetery
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. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rio Grande
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edna ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Ewington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Kerr
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rodney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Alice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Mills Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Cora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Westbrook Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Kyger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wilkesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Langsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Rempel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Patriot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gallipolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Cheshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Dexter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Pattonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Point Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Carlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Rutland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Gallia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gallipolis
- Point Pleasant
- Rio Grande
- Rutland
- Vinton
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 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. Olive Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Gallia 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 #1964064 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1964064 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: Gallia
- Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vinton
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9389663 Lon: -82.3287636
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Gallia, 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 obstructions 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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