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:
39.2842, -83.6971
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 Highland County<2>.
The county seat for Highland County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies just to the southeast of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fetterling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Fetterling Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterling Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Achor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Achor Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achor Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Shockley - Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Betterton Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The West Chapel Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chapel Cemetery
- Dunns Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dunns Chapel Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Chapel Cemetery
- Zink Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zink Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zink Cemetery
- Auburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Auburn Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Gist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gist Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gist Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- New Vienna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Vienna Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna Cemetery
- Swingley Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Runk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Runk Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runk Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Duckwall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Duckwall Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwall Cemetery
- Fenner #2 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fenner #2 Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenner #2 Cemetery
- Fenner #3 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fenner #3 Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenner #3 Cemetery
- Polk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Willettsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- New Vienna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoagland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Martinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Shackleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Hillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Leesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bridges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Memphis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lees Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Saint Martin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- East Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Westboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Hollowtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Harwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harwood is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Berrysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- New Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Wilmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fayetteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Folsom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Marshall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Sabina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Highland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hillsboro
- Leesburg
- New Vienna
- Sabina
- Wilmington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Highland 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 #1806566 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1806566 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: Highland
- Est. Elev: 351 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Vienna
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2842293 Lon: -83.6971449
- 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 Highland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |