A visit to the Mount Olivet Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Olivet Cemetery (FG ID #273977).
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. Olivet Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery:
39.7891, -76.9741
The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hanover.
The cemetery is located in York County<2>.
Adjacent to the Mt. Olivet Cemetery and just to the northwest is the Saint Joseph Cemetery.
The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Establishment of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery ...
The Mt. Olivet Cemetery was founded in 1859.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- York Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bucher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bucher Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucher Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Basilica Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dubs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dubs Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubs Cemetery
- Christ United Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barts - Centenary UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Bartholomews Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wentz Meeting House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Porters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Porters Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Cemetery
- St. Davids Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Davids Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Rock Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Silver Run Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run Cemetery
- Morehead Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bixler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bixler Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Bollinger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bollinger Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Cemetery
- Lazarus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lazarus Cemetery is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazarus Cemetery
- Folkenroth Burial Grounds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Parkville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Parkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Hanover
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pennville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pennville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Midway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- McSherrystown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bandanna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgegrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Manheim
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Littlestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Blackrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brodbecks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitehall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kingsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lineboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lineboro is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineboro
- Glenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brush Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bonneauville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Strickhousers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Bott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Village
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Young Mans Fancy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Newchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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. Olivet Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in York County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hanover
- Manchester
- New Oxford
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 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. Olivet Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to York 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. Olivet Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #273977
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1181774 (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1181774 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: York
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hanover
- Location given for Mount Olivet Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7884334 Lon: -76.9738691
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including York, 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 from Point A (ie- Mt. Olivet 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. |