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. 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. Olivet Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Lat: 38.2730° (38° 16' 22")
Lon: -78.5463° (-78° 32' 46")
The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Greene County<1>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Stanardsville. Stanardsville lies just to the east northeast of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Otterbine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Huckstep Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mitchell - Davis Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wyatt Mtn. Mission Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Parrott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- High Top Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gentry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gentry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gentry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Powell Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Runkle Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garth Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mission Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Home Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mission Home Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Prize Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prize Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prize Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Prize Hill Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Powell Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Lydia Free Pentecostal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Mission Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baugher Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baugher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sinai Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sinai Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Estes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Tibbs Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Redmond Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Breeden's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Geer - Southard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stanardsville Public Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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]<2> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedarmere
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Amicus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amicus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Amicus
- From the Mt. Olivet Cemetery to Amicus
- Swift Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stanardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
- Stanardsville is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <6>
- Free Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Earlysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Advance Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Advance Mills Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quinque
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Berrytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mountfair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kinderhook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
- Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
- White Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Decca ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decca have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
- Decca is located in Albemarle County
- Hollymead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollymead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jefferson Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Gilbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dawsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wolftown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McGaheysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Greene 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 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. Olivet Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Greene County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Greene County: www.gcva.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 Greene, 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' 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. Olivet Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2730, Longitude: -78.5463 |
<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> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |