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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olive Cemetery

Lat:   38.9884°   (38° 59' 18")

Lon:   -83.1863°   (-83° 11' 10")

The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.

The county seat for Pike County is located in Waverly City. Waverly City lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 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.

  • Smith Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Old Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Smith Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Harmon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmon Cemetery
    • The Harmon Cemetery is located in Scioto County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmon Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Rarden.
    • The Harmon Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Duke Cemetery
    • Harmon Salt Creek Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41281 <5>
  • Mt. Joy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Joy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Joy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Scioto County
  • Up Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Up Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Up Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Up Cemetery is located in Scioto County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Mechlin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mechlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mechlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mechlin Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Chestnut Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Cemetery
    • The Chestnut Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Old Hackworth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hackworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hackworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Hackworth Cemetery is located in Scioto County
  • Merritt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Merritt Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Mt. Ettney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Ettney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Ettney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Ettney Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Henry Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Chapel Cemetery
    • The Henry Chapel Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • The Henry Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Methodist Cemetery
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    • Bethel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Henry Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henry Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Abbott Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Abbott Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Arkoe Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arkoe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arkoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arkoe Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Mustard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mustard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mustard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mustard Cemetery is located in Scioto County
    • White Oak Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Oak Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Crabtree Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crabtree Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crabtree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Scioto County
    • Rhymby Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhymby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhymby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rhymby Cemetery is located in Scioto County
    • Skinner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skinner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skinner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Skinner Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Milliron Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milliron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milliron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Milliron Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Yankee Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yankee Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yankee Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yankee Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Parmore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parmore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parmore Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Brewer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brewer Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Mustard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mustard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mustard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mustard Cemetery is located in Pike County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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.

  • Camp
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
    • Camp is located in Pike County
  • Rarden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rarden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarden
    • Rarden is located in Scioto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rarden <6>
  • Jaybird
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
    • Jaybird is located in Adams County
  • Youngs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
    • Youngs is located in Scioto County
  • Bear Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
    • Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
  • Riverdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
    • Riverdale is located in Pike County
  • Poplar Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
  • Otway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
    • Otway is located in Scioto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otway <6>
  • Latham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wetmore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wetmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
    • Wetmore is located in Pike County
  • Wakefield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
    • Wakefield is located in Pike County
  • Sargents
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sargents. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
    • Sargents is located in Pike County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Jasper
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jasper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Jasper is located in Pike County
    • Mineral Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mineral Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
    • Arion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
      • Arion is located in Scioto County
    • Piketon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Locust Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Adams County
    • Lombardsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
      • Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
    • Shyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
      • Shyville is located in Pike County
    • Newfain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newfain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
      • Newfain is located in Pike County
    • Peebles
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lucasville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucasville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasville
      • Lucasville is located in Scioto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucasville <6>
    • Zahn's Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
      • Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
      • Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
      • Zann's Corners
    • Sinking Spring
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
      • Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Spellman Crossing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
      • Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
    • Greggs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
      • Greggs is located in Pike County

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 Pike County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Peebles
  • Piketon

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 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:

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 #1963414  (Mount Olive Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1963414 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rarden
    • County: Pike         Elev: 342
    • Location given for GNIS #1963414 (Mount Olive Cemetery)

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 Pike, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Olive Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9884, Longitude: -83.1863       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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