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:
37.4084, -81.1907
The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Mercer County<1>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies just to the east southeast of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Matoaka Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Matoaka Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka Cemetery
- Robinett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Robinett Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinett Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Tiller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tiller Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
- Donley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Donley Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donley Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Wythe County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Harless Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harless Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Hall - Gott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall - Gott Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall - Gott Cemetery
- Coffee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coffee Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Herndon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Herndon Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Sandlick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sandlick Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick Cemetery
- Terry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Restlawn Memorial Estate
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Roselawn Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roselawn Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Resthaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven 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:
- Lashmeet
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Matoaka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Matoaka is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Weyanoke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnston Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
- Montcalm
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flipping
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Littlesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Edison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coaldale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bramwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nemours
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Blake ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blake is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pocahontas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East River ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East River is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
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 Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluefield
- Matoaka
- Princeton
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 helpful 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 Mercer 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 #1557280 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1557280 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 814 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Matoaka
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4081726 Lon: -81.1906522
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Mercer, 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' (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'. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |