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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:   35.2367°   (35° 14' 12")

Lon:   -87.3406°   (-87° 20' 26")

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

The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Lawrenceburg. Lawrenceburg lies just to the northeast of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bumpass Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bumpass Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bumpass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bumpass Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Green Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Mimosa Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • McLean Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLean Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McLean Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Tripp Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tripp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tripp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tripp Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Black Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Black Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Dunn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dunn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Hickman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hickman Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Dotson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dotson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dotson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dotson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Freeman Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Freeman Chapel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Mt. Ararat Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Ararat Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Ararat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Ararat Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Kidd Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kidd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kidd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kidd Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Collier Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Collier Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Ander Smith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ander Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ander Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ander Smith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Sam Smith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sam Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sam Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sam Smith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Gum Springs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gum Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gum Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • May Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the May Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The May Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Lawrence County Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence County Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence County Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lawrence County Memorial Gardens is located in Lawrence County
    • Mattox Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mattox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mattox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mattox Cemetery is located in Lawrence County

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.

  • Lawrenceburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Flatwoods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
    • Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
  • Park Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
    • Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Ethridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
    • Ethridge is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethridge <6>
  • Weakley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
    • Weakley is located in Giles County
  • Webber City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
    • Webber City is located in Lawrence County
  • Busby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
    • Busby is located in Lawrence County
  • Fall River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
    • Fall River is located in Lawrence County
  • Bodenham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bodenham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
    • Bodenham is located in Giles County
  • Henryville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
    • Henryville is located in Lawrence County
  • Loretto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Loretto is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <6>
  • Westpoint
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
    • Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wales
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wales. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Wales is located in Giles County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
    • Appleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Appleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
      • Appleton is located in Lawrence County
    • Saint Joseph
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
      • Saint Joseph is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <6>
    • Rascal Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
      • Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
    • Minor Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
      • Minor Hill is located in Giles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Belew ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
      • Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Green Field
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
      • Green Field is located in Giles County
    • Pulaski
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Slabtown ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slabtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
      • Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Lexington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bethel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Bufords
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bufords. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
      • Bufords is located in Giles County
    • Enterprise
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Maury 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 Lawrence County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 #1294693  (Mount Olive Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1294693 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: Lawrenceburg
    • County: Lawrence         Elev: 266
    • Location given for GNIS #1294693 (Mount Olive Cemetery)

The official website for Lawrence County: www.co.lawrence.tn.us/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.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 Tennessee's counties, including Lawrence, 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- ) 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: 35.2367, Longitude: -87.3406       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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