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:
39.6581, -80.7226
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 Wetzel County<2>.
The county seat for Wetzel County is located in New Martinsville. New Martinsville lies just to the west of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 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.
- Fitzsimmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimmons Cemetery
- Harland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Harland Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harland Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wileyville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wileyville Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wileyville Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Huff Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Huff Family Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Family Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Bokelman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Schupbach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Kiger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kiger Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiger Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Marshall County
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- Baxter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Craigs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Craigs Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Cemetery
- McKimmie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McKimmie Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKimmie Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Dulaney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dulaney Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs 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]<3> of the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olive Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bebee
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
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- Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Childs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Minnie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Pine Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Proctor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Martinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Uniontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Bannen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
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- Adaline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Kodol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kausooth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sandusky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Iuka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Atwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County
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- Anthem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Paden City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Littleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Clarington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Bane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bane is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bane
- Glen Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rosbys Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
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 Wetzel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarington
- New Martinsville
- Paden City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Wetzel 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 #1543698 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1543698 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: Wetzel
- Est. Elev: 425 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wileyville
- Location given for Mount Olive Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6581349 Lon: -80.7225932
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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 Wetzel, 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. |
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