Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mount Olive (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Olive. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Mount Olive ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Olive: Mt. Olive
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Olive. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Olive.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Olive is located in Grundy County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grundy County: Coffee, Franklin, Marion, Sequatchie & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Olive. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Olive:
- Grundy County (The home county of Mount Olive)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Beersheba Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Altamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gruetli - Laager
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gruetli
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Coalmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Palmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Lankford Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- White City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Pelham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Monteagle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Brockdell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pailo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Brayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Pikeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Bluewing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Hollow Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Burgen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Burt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Winton Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Stephenson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Hillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Ruthledge Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Naola ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Royal Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Busy Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Young Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Sand Switch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Saint Marys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Cowan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Decherd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Estill Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Flat Top
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Fairmount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Mowbray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mowbray is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowbray
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,615 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Greentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Condra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Whitwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Powells Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Comfort
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Jasper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Daus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Dunlap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Center Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Chalybeate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Laurelburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Bone Cave
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Spencer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Sweetgum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Viola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shellsford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- McMinnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Campaign
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Trousdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Daylight
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Fall City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fall City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
- Centertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Quebeck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Doyle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Darkey Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Drop ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Peeled Chestnut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Sparta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Olive, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Olive.
Cemeteries Near Mount Olive ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Olive.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mount Olive - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Olive covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Morton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beersheba Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerhill Cemetery
- The Centerhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hills Creek Cemetery
- Northcutts Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fults Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (562 more) ...
- Johnny Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Sinai Baptist Church / Shake Rag Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Mount Olive in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Olive.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Olive, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Steppsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Steppsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steppsville
- Tarlton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tarlton is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarlton
- Irving College
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Irving College is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving College
- Beersheba Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Safley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Safley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safley
- Altamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Viola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gruetli
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Chalybeate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Shellsford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Smartt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smartt is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt
- Vervilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vervilla is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vervilla
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hanlan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hanlan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlan
- Tatesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tatesville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
- McMinnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Olive. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Olive.
Newspapers Published in Mount Olive ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Olive.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Olive, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Olive.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Olive:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Grundy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- DeKalb County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Sequatchie County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Olive) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Olive, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |