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 ...
The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Rock County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Afton Cemetery
- The Afton Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
- Fassett Cemetery
- The Fassett Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fassett Cemetery
- Fulton Cemetery
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Jenson Cemetery
- The Jenson Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson Cemetery
- Johnstown Center Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- Milton Junction Cemetery
- Milton Lawn Memorial Park
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Rock County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- North Johnstown Cemetery
- Otter Creek Cemetery
- The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Rock County
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- Plymouth Cemetery
- The Plymouth Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Cemetery
- Rock River Cemetery
- The Rock River Cemetery is located in Rock County
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- St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
- South Porter Cemetery
- Turtle Cemetery
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]<3> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Albion
- Avalon
- Beloit
- Carcajou
- Clinton
- Cooksville
- Edgerton Beach Park
- Edgerton
- Emerald Grove
- Footville
- Fulton
- Garden Village
- Garden Village is located in Rock County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hanerville
- Hanover
- Indianford
- Janesville
- Johnstown Center
- Johnstown
- Lima Center
- Magnolia
- Milton Junction
- Milton
- Orfordville
- Shopiere
- Tiffany
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. The following communities are located in Rock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beloit
- Clinton
- Edgerton
- Footville
- Janesville
- Milton Junction
- Milton
- Orfordville
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 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 Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Rock 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 #1569826 (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1569826 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: Rock
- Est. Elev: 277 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Janesville West
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Rock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Mt. Olivet Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |