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:
38.8131, -81.6462
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the west 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 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Casto Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Casto Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casto Cemetery
- Pantell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pantell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantell Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Easter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Easter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Cemetery
- Waybright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Waybright Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waybright Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Old Ripley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Ripley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley Cemetery
- McGraw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McGraw Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Kings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Casto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Casto Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casto Cemetery
- Fairplain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairplain Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain Cemetery
- Southall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Southall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall Cemetery
- Litton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Litton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton Cemetery
- Litton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Litton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton Cemetery
- Camelite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Camelite Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelite Cemetery
- Chase Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Casto - Crane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Siniaville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harpold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harpold Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpold Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Board Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Hereford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Ripley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairplain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Statts Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Meadowdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Sandyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Liverpool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Odaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Flatwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Angerona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Wilding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kenna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flint Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Kentuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Fletcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Ravenswood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Zona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Medina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Millwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Sherman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Reedy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Peewee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Baden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ravenswood
- Reedy
- Reedy lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Reedy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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. Olive Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 #1543695 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1543695 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ripley
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.813141 Lon: -81.6462387
- 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 Jackson, 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' (or point-to-point) 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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