A visit to the Mount Olive 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. Olive Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olive Cemetery:
39.2231, -80.4834
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Clarksburg. Clarksburg lies just to the east northeast of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Sycamore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
- Sycamore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
- Big Isaac Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Isaac Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Post Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Post Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Borring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Borring Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borring Cemetery
- Shahan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shahan Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shahan Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Enon Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Enon Church Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Enon Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Bristol.
- The Enon Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brandy Gap Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
- Point Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Tunnel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78292 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Milford Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Milford Road Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Road Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Knights of Pythias Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights of Pythias Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knights of Pythias Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78843 <5>
- K of P Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The K of P Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K of P Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Duck Creek Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek Cemetery
- Sheets Mill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sheets Mill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheets Mill Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Clarksburg.
- Plant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Plant Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant Cemetery
- Marshville Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Marshville Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Marshville Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marshville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79046 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tichenal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- Big Isaac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- West Milford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Miletus
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Lightburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Wilsonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonburg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonburg
- O'Neill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
- Valley Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Katy Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Jane Lew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McWhorter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Lost Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Nutter Fort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Clarksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adamston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Sardis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Stonewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Gore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Quiet Dell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Anmoore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Despard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Rosebud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Doak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- New Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Cemetery. The following communities are located in Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive 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. Olive Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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. Olive Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1718491 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1718491 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 404 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Milford
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2231455 Lon: -80.4834272
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Harrison, 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. Olive 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. |
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