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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:

32.5251, -96.3908

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 Kaufman County<2>.

The county seat for Kaufman County is located in Kaufman. Kaufman lies just to the 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 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 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.

  • Green Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Green Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
  • Rosser Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rosser Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosser Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Grays Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosser Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rosser Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosser Cemetery
  • Kaufman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Kaufman Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kaufman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kaufman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188945 <5>
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Crandall Community Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Crandall Community Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Community Cemetery
    • The Crandall Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Pilgrim Church Cemetery
    • Woodland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303598 <5>
  • Grange Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Grange Hill Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hill Cemetery
  • Blackland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Blackland Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland Cemetery
  • Walnut Springs Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hefley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hefley Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hefley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Easton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Easton Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Cemetery
    • Post Oak Bend Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Post Oak Bend Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Bristol.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7350 <5>
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Elm - Shipley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Lone Elm - Shipley Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm - Shipley Cemetery
      • The Lone Elm - Shipley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shipley Cemetery
    • Norman Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Norman Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
    • Lone Oak Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
    • Fox Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Fox Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
    • Morrow Chapel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Morrow Chapel Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Chapel Cemetery
    • East Bachelor Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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:

  • Scurry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cottonwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Grays Prairie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Grays Prairie is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Prairie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Rosser
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kaufman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crandall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Star
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Combine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Combine is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
  • Post Oak Bend City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
  • Walnut Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
  • Stubbs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stubbs is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Kemp
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Kemp is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <6>
    • Becker
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Becker is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
    • Oak Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • Bristol
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bristol is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Styx
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Styx is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
    • Talty
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Talty is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
    • Seagoville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Telico
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Telico is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telico
    • Tolosa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Tolosa is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolosa
    • Ola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Ola is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Abner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Abner is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
    • Crisp
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Crisp is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
    • College Mound
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • College Mound is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
    • Lawrence
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lawson is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson

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 Kaufman 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 first turn to 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 Kaufman 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 #1342068  (Mount Olive Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1342068 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: Kaufman
      • Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Scurry
      • Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.5251374     Lon: -96.3908171
      • 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 Kaufman, 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 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.