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A visit to the Mound 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 Mound Olive Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mound Olive Cemetery:

35.6962, -98.7212

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mound Olive Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Mound Olive Cemetery is located in Custer County<2>.

The county seat for Custer County is located in Arapaho. Arapaho lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Mound Olive Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mound Olive Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Mound Olive Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mound Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Mound Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mound Valley Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Beck Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Beck Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
  • Whirlwind Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Whirlwind Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
  • Summit Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Summit Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
  • Bradley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Independence Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Independence Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Etna Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Etna Cemetery is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna Cemetery
    • Forney Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Forney Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Newton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Newton Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Hydro Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hydro Masonic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hydro Masonic Cemetery is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro Masonic Cemetery
      • The Hydro Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Masonic Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Fay.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99005 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Mound Olive Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mound Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Thomas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Custer City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Weatherford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hydro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Arapaho
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Eagle City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagle City is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
  • Putnam
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Watonga
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Bridgeport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Corn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Corn is located in Washita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corn <6>
    • Colony
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Geary
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Carlton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Carlton is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
    • Hinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Canton
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Mound Olive Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Custer County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arapaho
  • Bessie
  • Bridgeport
  • Butler
  • Canton
    • Canton lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mound Olive Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Cantonment - Historic
  • Carlton
    • Carlton lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mound Olive Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carlton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
  • Clinton
  • Colony
  • Custer City
  • Eagle City
  • Eakly
    • Eakly lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mound Olive Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eakly.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakly
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Continue List   (11 more)
      • Fay lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mound Olive Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fay.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
    • Geary
      • Geary lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mound Olive Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Geary.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
    • Greenfield
    • Hinton
    • Hitchcock
    • Oakwood
    • Putnam
    • Taloga
      • Taloga lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mound Olive Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Taloga.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taloga
    • Thomas
      • Thomas lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mound Olive Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Thomas.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Watonga
    • Weatherford

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 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 Mound Olive Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Custer 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 Mound Olive Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1095549  (Mound Olive Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095549 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: Custer
      • Est. Elev: 522 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Weatherford NW
      • Location given for Mound Olive Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.6961606     Lon: -98.7211922
      • 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Custer, 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' (or 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- Mound 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.