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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:

37.5035, -77.4564

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>

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 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.

  • Riverview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Richmond City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51878 <4>
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Richmond City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51245 <4>
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Hollywood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Richmond City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollywood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50668 <4>
  • Cary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Cary Cemetery is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary Cemetery
  • Richmond National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Richmond National Cemetery is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Richmond National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109439 <4>
  • Sir Moses Montefiore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sir Moses Montefiore Cemetery is located in Richmond City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Moses Montefiore Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sir Moses Montefiore Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51206 <4>
  • Workman's Circle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Monteflore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Monteflore Cemetery is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteflore Cemetery
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Richmond City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebrew Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #173295 <4>
  • Shockoe Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Shockoe Hill Cemetery is located in Richmond City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockoe Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shockoe Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
    • The Shockoe Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Schockoe Cemetery
    • Shockoe Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52134 <4>
  • Gravel Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • East End Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The East End Cemetery is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the East End Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Richmond.
      • The East End Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greenwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50095 <4>
    • Garden of the Lilies
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Montezuma Plantation
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Montezuma Plantation is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma Plantation
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Montezuma Plantation is located outside and to the northeast of Richmond.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2414903 <4>
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641499 <4>
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Richmond City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Richmond City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50676 <4>
    • Barton Heights Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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:

  • Cherry Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
  • Walmsley Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
  • Oakland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Oakland is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Richmond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ampt Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
  • Bensley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
  • Montrose Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
  • Bensley Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
  • Montrose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Montrose is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Chippenham Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
  • Chesterfield Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
  • Drewrys Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bellwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Heckler Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
    • Oak Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Bon Air
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Beulah Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
    • Fort Lee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
    • East Highland Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
    • Dumbarton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
    • Varina Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
    • Varina
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Varina is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
    • Sandston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fair Oaks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
    • Highland Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuckahoe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Lakeside is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside

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 .

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Richmond

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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:
  • 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 #1479149  (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1479149 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
      • : Richmond (city)
      • Est. Elev: 49 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Richmond
      • Location given for Mount Olivet Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.5034805     Lon: -77.4563728
      • 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 '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- Mt. Olivet 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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.