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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:

29.7233, -97.2047

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 Fayette County<2>.

The county seat for Fayette County is located in La Grange. La Grange lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 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.

  • Cochran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Cochran Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
  • Sommers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Sommers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sommers Cemetery
  • Andrews Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Andrew Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Andrew Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    • The Andrew Wesley Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Andrew Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273768 <5>
  • Waelder City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Cistern Public Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Cistern Public Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern Public Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cistern Public Cemetery is located in Cistern.
    • The Cistern Public Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cistern Cemetery
    • Nassau Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1356394 <5>
  • St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Castleman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Castleman Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleman Cemetery
  • Psencik Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Psencik Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Psencik Cemetery
  • Burkett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Burkett Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Old Flatonia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Flatonia Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Flatonia Cemetery
    • Slavonic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Slavonic Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slavonic Cemetery
    • Robbins Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jeddo Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Eden Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Eden Cemetery is located in Gonzales County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Eden Cemetery
      • The Mt. Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Eden Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351500 <5>
    • Criswell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Criswell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criswell Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Criswell Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Flatonia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3116 <5>
    • Pine Springs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Pine Springs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs Cemetery
    • Grays Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Grays Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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:

  • Colony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Colony is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Waelder
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Flatonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cistern
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cistern is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
    • Former names for Cistern:
    • Cockrell's Hill
    • Milton
    • Whiteside's Prairie
  • Jeddo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
  • Praha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Praha is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
    • Praha has also been known as:
    • Hottentot
  • Moulton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Muldoon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Engle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Engle is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
  • Kovar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kovar is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
  • Stellar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Stellar is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
  • Sandy Fork
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Delhi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Delhi is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Komensky
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Komensky is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
    • Freyburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
    • Rosanky
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Togo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Togo is located in Bastrop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
    • Moravia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Moravia is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
    • Harwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Breslau
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
    • Schulenburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hostyn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Hostyn is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hostyn
    • West Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirtley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Kirtley is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley

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 Fayette 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 professional and volunteer 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 Fayette 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 #1342065  (Mount Olive Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1342065 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: Fayette
      • Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Flatonia NW
      • Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.7232864     Lon: -97.2047106
      • 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 Fayette, 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.
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