A visit to the Mount Olive 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. Olive Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Olive Cemetery (FG ID #15976).
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. Olive Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olive Cemetery:
36.6416, -86.3021
The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Sumner County<2>.
The county seat for Sumner County is located in Gallatin. Gallatin lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
Establishment of the Mt. Olive Cemetery ...
The Mt. Olive Cemetery was established in 1870.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Roberts Tabernacle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Hinton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Oak Forest MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Butt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Butt Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butt Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Old Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Carter Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carter Cemetery
- Wolf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wolf Cemetery is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
- Sulphur Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sulphur Fork Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Fork Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Harrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Brackentown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brackentown Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackentown Cemetery
- Free Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Brown Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pirkle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pirkle Cemetery is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirkle Cemetery
- Boiling Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sherron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sherron Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherron Cemetery
- Nancy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Nancy Cemetery is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Cemetery
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:
- Fairfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adolphus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Petroleum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westmoreland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sengtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bledsoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Siloam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Scottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Aerial
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trammel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Halfway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bethpage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gold City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fountain Head
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rogana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Chipman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Halifax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mitchellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Sumner County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Portland
- Scottsville
- Westmoreland
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 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. Olive Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sumner 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. Olive Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #15976
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1646704 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1646704 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: Sumner
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Adolphus
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6414317 Lon: -86.3022122
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Sumner, 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 from Point A (ie- Mt. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |