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A visit to the Mount Olive Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Olive Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Olive Cemetery (FG ID #599875)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   39.1887°   (39° 11' 19")

Lon:   -81.3306°   (-81° 19' 50")

The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.

The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Mt. Olive Cemetery .

Name Variations for Mt. Olive Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Mt. Olive Church Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.

  • Johnson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Farr Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Farr Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Rizer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rizer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rizer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rizer Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Beha Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beha Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beha Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Freeport Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Freeport Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Fought Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Beckner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beckner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beckner Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
  • Grant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grant Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Snider Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snider Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snider Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Snider Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Byrd Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Byrd Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Kanawha Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Swisher Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swisher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swisher Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
    • Metz Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Metz Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Metz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Metz Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
    • Elfritz Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elfritz Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elfritz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elfritz Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
    • Goose Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goose Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goose Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goose Creek Cemetery is located in Ritchie County

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.

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 Wood County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olive Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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:

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 #1986787  (Mount Olive Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1986787 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Petroleum
    • County: Wood         Elev: 238
    • Location given for GNIS #1986787 (Mount Olive Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #599875

The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wood, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Olive Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1887, Longitude: -81.3306    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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