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:
40.7045, -84.6075
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 Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Celina. Celina lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Shindeldecker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Frisinger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Frisinger Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisinger Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Otterbein Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein Cemetery
- Mercer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mercer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Coil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Coil Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coil Cemetery
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tomlinson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tomlinson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Rockford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43755 <5>
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Ridge Slater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridge Slater Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Slater Cemetery
- The Ridge Slater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Slater Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183792 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Coil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Coil Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coil Cemetery
- Mendon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mendon Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Cemetery
- Fryer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fryer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryer Cemetery
- Zimerman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Zimerman Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimerman Cemetery
- Fountain Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Roebuck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Roebuck Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Sherer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sherer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherer Cemetery
- Wallick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wallick Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallick 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:
- Rockford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Tama
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Ohio City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mendon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Abanaka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Glenmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Schumm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Venedocia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Celina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Converse Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Converse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Wren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scudder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Van Wert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Skeels Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Wabash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Spencerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Landeck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Middle Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Mills
(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 Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Mendon
- Ohio City
- Spencerville
- Van Wert
- Willshire
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 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 Mercer 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 #1043591 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1043591 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mendon
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.704492 Lon: -84.6074577
- 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 Mercer, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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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