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:
31.4721, -97.0681
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 McLennan County<2>.
The county seat for McLennan County is located in Waco. Waco lies just to the 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 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Rosemound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rosemound Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemound Cemetery
- Restland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Restland Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
- Rosemound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rosemound Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemound Cemetery
- Jacob - Sholom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Santa Cruz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Santa Cruz Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waco.
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5694 <5>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #374686 <5>
- Waco Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Chapel Hill Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunset Community Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Community Cemetery
- The Sunset Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Billingsley Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7141 <5>
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Whitehall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Whitehall Cemetery is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
- Smith - Jenkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nazare Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Nazare Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazare Cemetery
- Miller Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Downsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Robinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rosenthal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
- Harrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- East Waco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
- Golinda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Golinda is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Beverly Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
- Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <6>
- Hewitt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Satin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riesel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Prairie is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bellmead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lacy - Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lorena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lorena is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Battle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Battle is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Hallsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Northcrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Northcrest is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
- Mooreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Chilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elk is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Bosqueville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
- Speegleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Speegleville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
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. The following communities are located in McLennan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellmead
- Hewitt
- Lorena
- Riesel
- Waco
- Waco lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waco.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 McLennan 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 #1363278 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1363278 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: McLennan
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Robinson
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4721135 Lon: -97.0680537
- 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 McLennan, 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 obstructions 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. |