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A visit to the Mount Olive Church Cemetery ...


The location of the Mt. Olive Church Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Church Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Olive Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olive Church Cemetery

Lat:   39.0942°   (39° 5' 39")

Lon:   -81.6440°   (-81° 38' 38")

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

The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Mt. Olive Church Cemetery .

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 websites either 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 Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Wood County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Olive Church Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Olive Church Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olive Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Willowdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
      • Willowdale is located in Jackson County
    • Medina
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
      • Medina is located in Jackson County
    • Neptune
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neptune have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
      • Neptune is located in Jackson County
    • Windy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
      • Windy is located in Wirt County
    • Skull Run
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skull Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
      • Skull Run is located in Jackson County
    • Pleasant View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Pleasant View is located in Wood County
    • Portland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Jackson County
    • Mineral Acres
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
      • Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
    • Mineral Wells
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Youba
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
      • Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
    • Lubeck
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
      • Lubeck is located in Wood County
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Wilding
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
        • Wilding is located in Jackson County
      • Slate
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
        • Slate is located in Wood County
      • Ravenswood
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Odaville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
        • Odaville is located in Jackson County
      • Garfield
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
        • Garfield is located in Jackson County
      • Leachtown
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leachtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
        • Leachtown is located in Wood County
      • Blennerhassett
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blennerhassett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
        • Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
      • Tuppers Plains
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuppers Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuppers Plains
        • Tuppers Plains is located in Meigs County (OH)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuppers Plains <4>
      • Washington
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
        • Washington is located in Wood County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
      • Keno
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
        • Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Bashan
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
        • Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Spiller
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
        • Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
      • Redbush
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
        • Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
      • Sandyville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Peewee
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
        • Peewee is located in Wirt County
      • Kanawha
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
        • Kanawha is located in Wood County
      • Parkersburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Coolville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

    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 Church 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 Church Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Mt. Olive Church Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olive Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Sellers Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sellers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sellers Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sellers Cemetery
    • Pond Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pond Creek Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pond Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pond Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Lott Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lott Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lott Cemetery
    • Buckley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buckley Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckley Cemetery
    • Rush Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rush Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Cemetery
    • Seebaugh Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seebaugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seebaugh Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seebaugh Cemetery
    • Boso Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boso Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boso Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boso Cemetery
    • Flinn Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flinn Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flinn Cemetery
    • Vanhorn Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vanhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vanhorn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanhorn Cemetery
    • Rawson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rawson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rawson Cemetery
    • Boso Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boso Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boso Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boso Cemetery
    • Braham Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Braham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Braham Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braham Cemetery
    • Continue List   (20 more) ...
      • Phillips Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
      • Amos Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Amos Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amos Cemetery
      • Smith Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Keenan Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keenan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Keenan Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keenan Cemetery
      • Miller Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Miller Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Cunningham Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cunningham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cunningham Cemetery
      • Fleak Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fleak Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleak Cemetery
      • Anderson Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Hall Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hall Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Congrove Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congrove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Congrove Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congrove Cemetery
      • Brown Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brown Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Isabelle Flinn Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isabelle Flinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Isabelle Flinn Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isabelle Flinn Cemetery
      • Smith Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Buckley Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Buckley Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckley Cemetery
      • Mills Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mills Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
      • Central Church of Christ Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Church of Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Central Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Church of Christ Cemetery
      • Naylor Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Naylor Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Naylor Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naylor Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79379 <7>
      • Blair Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blair Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
      • Wigal Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wigal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wigal Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wigal Cemetery
      • Wadesville Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wadesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wadesville Cemetery is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wadesville Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1986788  (Mount Olive Church Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1986788 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: Pond Creek
      • County: Wood         Elev: 329
      • Location given for GNIS #1986788 (Mount Olive Church Cemetery)

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

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

    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 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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Olive Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0942, Longitude: -81.6440       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Olive Church Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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>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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