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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:

37.0218, -76.4133

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>

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 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Greenlawn Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Greenlawn Memorial Park is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Newport News.
    • The Greenlawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50456 <4>
  • Pleasant Shade Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Pleasant Shade Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Shade Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Shade Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Newport News.
    • The Pleasant Shade Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holly Grove Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51692 <4>
  • Maney Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maney Cemetery is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maney Cemetery
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
  • Parklawn Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Carver Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Carver Memorial Park is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Memorial Park
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Pleasant Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cemetery
  • Basset Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Basset Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basset Cemetery
  • Elmerton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Elmerton Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmerton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmerton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hampton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50140 <4>
  • Lincoln Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Lincoln Park Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park Cemetery
  • Hampton National Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Hampton National Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hampton National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hampton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109413 <4>
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    • Smith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Cemetery is located in Hampton.
      • The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Phoebus Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213068 <4>
    • Thornton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Thornton Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Thornton Cemetery is located in Hampton.
      • The Thornton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Zion African American Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Morrison Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Morrison Cemetery is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
    • New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Peninsula Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Peninsula Memorial Park is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Memorial Park
    • Clark Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.

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

  • Greenwood Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
  • Aberdeen Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
  • Pine Chapel Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
  • Chapel Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
  • Hilton Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
  • Hampton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Newgate Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
  • Phoebus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Phoebus is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
  • Bernard Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
  • Buckroe Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
  • Newport News
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Poquoson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Rescue
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
    • Glenwood Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
    • Yorkville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Yorkville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Red Hill Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
    • Sussex
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sussex is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
    • Monticello Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
    • Dare
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Dare is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
    • Smithfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ames Cove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove
    • Bennett Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
    • Alantic City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City

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 .

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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Virginia:
  • 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 #1479146  (Mount Olive Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1479146 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
      • : Hampton (city)
      • Est. Elev: 3 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Newport News North
      • Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.0218138     Lon: -76.4132803
      • 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>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'.
    <3>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.
    <4>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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