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:
38.8893, -77.1197
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 Arlington County<2>.
The county seat for Arlington County is located in Arlington. Arlington lies just 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 26 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Birch - Campbell Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Winslow - Whiting - Wilson Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Falls Presbyterian Church
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ball - Carlin Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shelley Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shelley Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelley Graveyard
- Columbia Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Charles School Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Donaldson Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marcey Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pelham Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pelham Family Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Family Cemetery
- Walker Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Walker Chapel Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Chapel Cemetery
- Birch Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Birch Family Graveyard is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Family Graveyard
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Minor Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Minor Family Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Family Cemetery
- Birch - Payne Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Phillips Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Falls Church Churchyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Second Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Deuterman Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berry - Whitehead Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Corbett Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Syphax Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tomb of the Unknowns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tomb of the Unknowns is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomb of the Unknowns
- Custis Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Custis Burying Ground is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custis Burying Ground
- Arlington National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Arlington National Cemetery is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arlington National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Arlington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49269 <5>
- Mary Randolph Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mary Randolph Grave is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Randolph Grave
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brandon Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Arlington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cherrydale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Buckingham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Colonial Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Garden City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Seven Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baileys Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arlington Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Williamsburg Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Falls Church
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brookmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Jefferson Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lake Barcroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
- Offutt Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Oakcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Warwick Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Langley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Salona Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- McLean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pimmit Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
- Idylwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Idylwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
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 Arlington 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 begin 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. Olivet Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Arlington 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 #1779150 (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1779150 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: Arlington
- Est. Elev: 96 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Washington West
- Location given for Mount Olivet Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8892785 Lon: -77.1197011
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Arlington, 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 things 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. |