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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:

33.4665, -97.0767

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 Cooke County<2>.

The county seat for Cooke County is located in Gainesville. Gainesville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.

  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Osburn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Osburn Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Osburn Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Valley View.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203655 <5>
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Tyson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Tyson Cemetery is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Cemetery
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
  • Walling Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Walling Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
  • Clark County Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Clark County Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark County Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Turner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Este Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Este Cemetery is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Este Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Redmond Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Redmond Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Cemetery
    • Sanger Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sanger Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger Cemetery
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cole Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Cole Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cole Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Tioga.
    • Tioga Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Barron Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Barron Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Barron Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Barron Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Collinsville.
    • Skinner Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Skinner Cemetery is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Cemetery
    • Emberson Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Emberson Chapel Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson Chapel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Emberson Chapel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Tioga.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2438624 <5>
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery

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:

  • Hemming
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hemming is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
  • Bloomfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Burns City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Burns City is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
  • Valley View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sanger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilot Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Kiowa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tioga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tioga is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <6>
  • Gainesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Collinsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bolivar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bolivar is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Aubrey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Oak Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Era
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Krugerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Krugerville is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krugerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Ethel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ethel is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Lindsay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Custer City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
    • Krum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Krum is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <6>
    • Cross Roads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
    • Cross Roads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Whitesboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Callisburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Hood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Quakertown ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Quakertown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
    • Denton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Providence Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Providence Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
    • Myra
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Cooke 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 begin with 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. Olive Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cooke 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 #1363280  (Mount Olive Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1363280 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: Cooke
      • Est. Elev: 234 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mountain Springs
      • Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.4665013     Lon: -97.0766765
      • 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 Cooke, 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' 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.