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A visit to the Mount Olive East Christian Church Cemetery ...

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 East Christian Church Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.6648°   (36° 39' 53")

Lon:   -80.0001°   (-80° 0' 0")

The Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery is located in Henry County<1>.

The county seat for Henry County is located in Collinsville. Collinsville lies just to the northeast of the Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery .

Name Variations for Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Mt. Olive Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> of the Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Old Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Center Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Chestnut Knob Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Peoples Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Martinsville City
  • Shady Rest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shady Rest Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Goodwill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Patrick County
  • Roselawn Burial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Burial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roselawn Burial Park is located in Martinsville City
  • Critz Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Henry Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Henry Memorial Park is located in Henry County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Patrick County
  • Trinity Church Of The Living God Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Nettle Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nettle Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nettle Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nettle Ridge Cemetery is located in Patrick County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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]<2> of the Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery.

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

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 East Christian Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bassett
    • Bassett lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the North (N) of the Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bassett.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
  • Martinsville
  • Stoneville
  • Stuart
    • Stuart lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the West (W) of the Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stuart.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart

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 East Christian Church Cemetery:

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 East Christian Church Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1470958  (Mount Olive Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1470958 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: Martinsville West
    • County: Henry         Elev: 314
    • Location given for GNIS #1470958 (Mount Olive Cemetery)

The official website for Henry County: www.co.henry.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 East Christian Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6648, Longitude: -80.0001    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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