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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 #15986)

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. Olivet Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.1491°   (36° 8' 56")

Lon:   -86.7329°   (-86° 43' 58")

The cemetery is located in Davidson County<2>.

As an estimate, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Nashville.

Adjacent to the Mt. Olivet Cemetery and just to the northwest is the Calvary Cemetery.

While not adjacent, the Greenwood Cemetery is directly southeast of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

The county seat for Davidson County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies just to the west northwest of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery .

Establishment of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery ...

The Mt. Olivet Cemetery was established in 1856.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.

  • Buchanan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Nashville City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitsett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitsett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitsett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitsett Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • King Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Donelson Church of Christ Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Cecilia Convent Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Temple Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • White Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Bryanttown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryanttown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryanttown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bryanttown Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Buchanan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Davidson County
  • Potters Field
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potters Field
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potters Field have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Potters Field is located in Davidson County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Baker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Murrell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murrell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murrell Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Fuqua Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuqua Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuqua Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Benevolent Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benevolent Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benevolent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Benevolent Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bordeaux Gardens Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bordeaux Gardens Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bordeaux Gardens Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bordeaux Gardens Park is located in Davidson County
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Peal Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peal Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Hayes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Fuqua Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuqua Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuqua Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Page Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Page Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Davidson County
    • Scott - Hessey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Nashville National Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nashville National Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nashville National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nashville National Cemetery is located in Davidson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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.

  • Dog Town ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
    • Dog Town is located in Davidson County
  • Nashville - Davidson
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville - Davidson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
    • Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
  • Berry Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
    • Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Mudtavern
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Nashville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Donelson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • East Nashville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Paragon Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oak Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
  • Whispering Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Nashboro Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashboro Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
    • Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
  • Maplewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Belle Meade
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
      • Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
    • Priest Lake Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hermitage
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Forest Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
    • Lakewood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in Davidson County
    • Old Hickory
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wrencoe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wrencoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
      • Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wrencoe
      • From the Mt. Olivet Cemetery to Wrencoe
    • Rayon City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayon City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
      • Rayon City is located in Davidson County
    • Brentwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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 Davidson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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:

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 #1294721  (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1294721 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: Nashville East
    • County: Davidson         Elev: 146
    • Location given for GNIS #1294721 (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #15986

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 Davidson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1491, Longitude: -86.7329    
<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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
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