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A visit to the Mount Olivet 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. Olivet Cemetery ...

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

29.4361, -95.0747

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Galveston County<2>.

The county seat for Galveston County is located in Galveston. Galveston lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southeast of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Arcadia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Old Arcadia Cemetery is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Arcadia Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
  • Alta Loma Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Alta Loma Cemetery is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Loma Cemetery
  • Grace Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Grace Memorial Cemetery is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Memorial Cemetery
  • Forest Park East Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Forest Park East Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park East Cemetery
    • The Forest Park East Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forest Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #160064 <5>
  • Hitchcock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hitchcock Cemetery is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock Cemetery
  • Phillips Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Galveston Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mainland Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rising Star Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rising Star Cemetery is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Star Cemetery
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
    • The Thompson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Whitcomb Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7585 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mustang Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mustang Lutheran Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Mustang Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • German Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3793 <5>
    • La Marque Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The La Marque Cemetery is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Marque Cemetery
    • Texas City Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Confederate Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Confederate Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Confederate Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Alvin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1320359 <5>
    • Larrabee Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Oak Park Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Oak Park Cemetery is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Cemetery
      • The Oak Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Alvin Cemetery
      • Old City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1215413 <5>
    • Seabrook Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • La Porte Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The La Porte Cemetery is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the La Porte Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in La Porte.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4707 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Dickinson
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Arcadia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Arcadia is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Santa Fe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • League City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • South Shore Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • South Shore Village is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore Village
  • Hitchcock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Webster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • La Marque
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bacliff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kemah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kemah is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemah <6>
  • Clear Lake Shores
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Nassau Bay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Clear Lake City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Baybrook Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Baybrook Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baybrook Village
    • Parkwood Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Parkwood Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
    • Hillcrest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
    • Texas City Terminal Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • San Leon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Seabrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • El Lago
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Taylor Lake Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Quaker Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
    • Friendswood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Carmel Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Carmel Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
    • Texas City Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Texas City Junction is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City Junction
    • Texas City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mystic Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Mystic Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
    • Alvin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <6>

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. Olivet Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Galveston County.

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

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Galveston 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. Olivet Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1342084  (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1342084 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: Galveston
      • Est. Elev: 5 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dickinson
      • Location given for Mount Olivet Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.4360664     Lon: -95.074651
      • 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 Galveston, 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 from Point A (ie- Mt. Olivet 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.