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:
38.5239, -82.0680
The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Mason County<1>.
The county seat for Mason County is located in Point Pleasant. Point Pleasant lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the north 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 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lundsford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lundsford Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundsford Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Fraizer Bottom Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McCoy Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McCoy - Starkey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Templeton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Templeton Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Buffalo Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barton Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Long Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Culloden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Buffalo Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Buffalo Memorial Park is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Memorial Park
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Upland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fraziers Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hurricane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Culloden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Eleanor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pliny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Teays Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Teays Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scott Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Village
- Red House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fudges Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bladen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgans Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bancroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Grimms Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crown City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Crown City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
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 Mason County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buffalo
- Hurricane
- Milton
- Winfield
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. Olive Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mason 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 #1678902 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1678902 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: Mason
- Est. Elev: 277 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Olive
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5234205 Lon: -82.067918
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Mason, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Olive 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. |
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