A visit to the Mount Olivet 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. Olivet Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery:
34.6621, -79.9976
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County<2>.
The county seat for Chesterfield County is located in Chesterfield. Chesterfield lies just to the northwest of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Drucilla AME Zion Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Fannie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fannie Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smithville Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville Cemetery
- Old Saint Marys Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Cross Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cross Branch Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Branch Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Chatham Hill Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Chatham Hill Memorial Gardens is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Hill Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chatham Hill Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cheraw.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69753 <5>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Patrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Montrose Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Cemetery
- Brocks Mill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brocks Mill Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocks Mill Cemetery
- Zoar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Chesterfield City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Huggins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Huggins Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins Cemetery
- St. Davids Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Davids Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Davids Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Patrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cheraw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McFarlan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Ruby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <6>
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Morven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Society Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Mount Croghan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Angelus
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- North Hartsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
- Dovesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Bennettsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McBee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Prestwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
- Cordova
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Pine Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Hartsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mont Clare
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Newtonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
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 Chesterfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bennettsville
- Cheraw
- Chesterfield
- Hartsville
- McBee
- Morven
- Society Hill
- Wadesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mt. Olivet Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Chesterfield 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1248737 (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1248737 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: Chesterfield
- Est. Elev: 64 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cheraw
- Location given for Mount Olivet Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6621005 Lon: -79.9975652
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Chesterfield, 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 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> | 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. |