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:
38.7801, -80.1326
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 Upshur County<2>.
The county seat for Upshur County is located in Buckhannon. Buckhannon lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Maher Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maher Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Brooks Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brooks Hill Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Hill Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Long Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Run Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run Cemetery
- Tenmile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Tenmile Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Cemetery
- Alton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- Marple Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Marple Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marple Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Lanham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lanham Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham Cemetery
- Pleasant Dale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Helvetia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Helvetia Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Crouch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Old Brick Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alexander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Queens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Queens is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Beans Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
- Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Helvetia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cassity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Tenmile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tenmile is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Huff ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Tallmansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pickens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Bell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Huttonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Sand Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Goshen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Florence ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Sago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Elkwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Midvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Adrian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Hoover Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Town
- Rock Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Wilsontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsontown
- Kanawha Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Head
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Upshur 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 #1543694 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1543694 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: Upshur
- Est. Elev: 810 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alton
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7801053 Lon: -80.1325764
- 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 Upshur, 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 obstructions 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |