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:
39.1215, -82.2776
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 Meigs County<2>.
The county seat for Meigs County is located in Pomeroy. Pomeroy lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east 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 21 that are within 5 miles [8 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.
- Castor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Castor Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor Cemetery
- Standish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Standish Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish Cemetery
- Ogden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ogden Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Vonschriltz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Vonschriltz Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vonschriltz Cemetery
- Pearsol Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pearsol Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsol Cemetery
- Rawlings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rawlings Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlings Cemetery
- Cumming Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cumming Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming Cemetery
- Wilkesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilkesville Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville Cemetery
- Folden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Folden Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folden Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Longstretch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Longstretch Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstretch Cemetery
- Hugg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hugg Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugg Cemetery
- Gotschall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gotschall Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotschall Cemetery
- The Gotschall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Farley Cemetery
- Gotschell Cemetery
- Half Acre Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
- School Lot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The School Lot Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Lot Cemetery
- Bowens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowens Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Mace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mace Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace Cemetery
- McCaskey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McCaskey Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskey Cemetery
- Temple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Temple Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Point Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Wilkesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Vales Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Langsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Oreton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Alice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lima
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Kyger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Edna ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Zaleski
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Pattonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Hope ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Thomas Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- McArthur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wellston
(13 miles [20.9 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. Olive Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Meigs County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Hamden
- McArthur
- Rutland
- Vinton
- Wellston
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 websites either 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 Meigs 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 #1043586 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1043586 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: Meigs
- Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilkesville
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1214636 Lon: -82.2776503
- 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 Meigs, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |