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:
35.0070, -85.2600
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 Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Chattanooga. Chattanooga 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 20 that are within 5 miles [8 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.
- Lakewood Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lakewood Memory Gardens is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Memory Gardens
- The Lakewood Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Lakewood Memory Gardens South
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34891 <5>
- Pleasant Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chattanooga National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newnan Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brainerd Mission Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mission Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery
- The Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery has also been known as:
- Confederate Cemetery
- Citizens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Citizens Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizens Cemetery
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Park is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Park
- The Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Cemetery
- Cloud Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cloud Springs Cemetery is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Springs Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lakewood East Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lakewood Memory Gardens is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Memory Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakewood Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Chattanooga.
- The Lakewood Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Lakewood Memory Gardens East
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14448 <5>
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Humphrey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- East Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ridgedale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Rossville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Ridgeside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Midway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Brainerd Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- Chattanooga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Dewberry Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Park City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Fort Oglethorpe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boyce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boyce is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Lookout Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Kings Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Lookout Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Flintstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lupton City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lupton City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton City
- Boynton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Indian Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Brainerd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Lake Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Valley Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Tiftonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
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 Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chattanooga
- East Ridge
- Rossville
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 helpful 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hamilton 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 #1294718 (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1294718 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: Hamilton
- Est. Elev: 279 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chattanooga
- Location given for Mount Olivet Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0070191 Lon: -85.259956
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Hamilton, 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- 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. |