A visit to the Mount Olive 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. Olive Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olive Cemetery:
30.7391, -96.3422
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Brazos County<2>.
The county seat for Brazos County is located in Bryan. Bryan lies just to the south southwest of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wixon Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Cemetery
- Wesson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesson Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Rest Ever Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rest Ever Memorial Park is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Ever Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rest Ever Memorial Park is located outside and to the northwest of Bryan.
- The Rest Ever Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Rest Ever Memorial Cemetery
- Boonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Boonville Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville Cemetery
- Holuber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Holuber Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holuber Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Walker Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gilmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Fridel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fridel Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridel Cemetery
- Kurten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Cottonwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bickham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bickham Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickham Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Tryson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Tryson Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Wixon Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Bryan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boonville is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
- Tabor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Kurten
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Benchley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
- College Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rye ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rye is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Edge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edge is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Wheelock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mumford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stone City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stone City is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wellborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Iola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tunis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Zulch ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zulch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
- Hearne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Snook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Zulch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Brazos County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryan
- Bryan lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bryan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- College Station
- Franklin
- Hearne
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 Texas:
- Pages specific to Brazos 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1363277 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1363277 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: Brazos
- Est. Elev: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bryan East
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.739084 Lon: -96.3421847
- 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 Texas' counties, including Brazos, 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. 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> | 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. |
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