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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. 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 ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olive Cemetery

Lat:   36.6416°   (36° 38' 29")

Lon:   -86.3021°   (-86° 18' 7")

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

The county seat for Sumner County is located in Gallatin. Gallatin lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southwest of 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roberts Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Sumner County
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Sumner County
  • Hinton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hinton Cemetery is located in Allen County (KY)
  • Oak Forest MB Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Butt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Butt Cemetery is located in Sumner County
  • Providence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Sumner County
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caldwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caldwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Sumner County
  • Old Carter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Carter Cemetery is located in Sumner County
  • Wolf Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wolf Cemetery is located in Allen County (KY)
  • Sulphur Fork Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sulphur Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sulphur Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sulphur Fork Cemetery is located in Sumner County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Sumner County
  • Harrell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harrell Cemetery is located in Allen County (KY)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Brackentown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brackentown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brackentown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brackentown Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Free Methodist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Free Methodist Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Carter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pirkle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pirkle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pirkle Cemetery is located in Simpson County (KY)
    • Boiling Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boiling Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boiling Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boiling Springs Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Sherron Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sherron Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Nancy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nancy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nancy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nancy Cemetery is located in Allen County (KY)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adolphus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adolphus
    • Adolphus is located in Allen County (KY)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adolphus <7>
  • Petroleum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Westmoreland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmoreland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
    • Westmoreland is located in Sumner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,429 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmoreland <7>
  • Red Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Corinth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Siloam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Bridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Scottsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Scottsville is located in Allen County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <7>
  • Mount Aerial
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Trammel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trammel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
      • Trammel is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Trammel
      • From the Mt. Olive Cemetery to Trammel
    • Halfway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halfway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Halfway
      • From the Mt. Olive Cemetery to Halfway
    • Bethpage
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Gold City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
      • Gold City is located in Simpson County (KY)
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogana have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
      • Rogana is located in Sumner County
    • Chipman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chipman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
      • Chipman is located in Sumner County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chipman
      • From the Mt. Olive Cemetery to Chipman
    • Holland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
    • Halifax
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halifax. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Halifax is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Halifax
      • From the Mt. Olive Cemetery to Halifax
    • Mitchellville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • South Tunnel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Drake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
      • Drake is located in Warren County (KY)
    • Black Jack
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Black Jack
      (14 miles [22.5 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.

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 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 #1646704  (Mount Olive Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1646704 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: Adolphus
    • County: Sumner         Elev: 256
    • Location given for GNIS #1646704 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #15976

The official website for Sumner County: www.sumnertn.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 '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- ) 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: 36.6416, Longitude: -86.3021    
<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 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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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