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A visit to the Mount Olive Cemetery ...


The location of the Mt. Olive Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olive Cemetery

Lat:   32.2704°   (32° 16' 13")

Lon:   -101.4787°   (-101° 28' 43")

The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Howard County<2>.

The county seat for Howard County is located in Big Spring. Big Spring lies just to the south of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Howard County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Olive Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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.

    • Big Spring
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
      • Big Spring is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Spring <4>
    • Webb Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Village
      • Webb Village is located in Howard County
    • Ziler
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ziler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziler
      • Ziler is located in Howard County
    • Fairview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Howard County
    • Coahoma
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Forsan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsan
      • Forsan is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsan <4>
    • Knott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
      • Knott is located in Howard County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knott <4>
    • Ross City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ross City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross City
      • Ross City is located in Howard County
    • Otis Chalk ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis Chalk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Chalk
      • Otis Chalk is located in Howard County
    • Vealmoor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Stanton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ackerly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ackerly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerly
      • Ackerly is located in Dawson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackerly <4>
    • Lenorah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenorah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenorah
      • Lenorah is located in Martin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenorah <4>
    • Westbrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <4>

    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 Howard County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Stanton

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 14 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Trinity Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Memorial Park is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Memorial Park
    • Coahoma Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Coahoma Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coahoma Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Coahoma.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coahoma Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1090378 <6>
    • Knott Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knott Cemetery is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knott Cemetery
    • Vealmoor Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vealmoor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vealmoor Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vealmoor Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Iatan Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iatan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Iatan Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iatan Cemetery
    • Vincent Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vincent Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vincent Cemetery
    • Fairhaven Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairhaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairhaven Cemetery is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairhaven Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Borden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3536 <6>
    • Westbrook Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westbrook Cemetery
    • Garden City Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Lolanthe Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lolanthe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lolanthe Cemetery is located in Sterling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lolanthe Cemetery
    • Spade Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spade Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spade Cemetery
    • Handley Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

    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 #1342067  (Mount Olive Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1342067 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Big Spring North
      • County: Howard         Elev: 765
      • Location given for GNIS #1342067 (Mount Olive Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Olive Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2704, Longitude: -101.4787       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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