A visit to the Mount Olivet 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. Olivet Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery:
40.0270, -80.6951
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Moundsville. Moundsville lies just to the south southwest of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- McMechen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McMechen Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMechen Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Stone Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stone Church Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church Cemetery
- The Stone Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elm Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peninsular Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Peninsular Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsular Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The German Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the German Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bellaire (OH).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41035 <5>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bellaire (OH).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40150 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bellaire (OH).
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Greenwood Cemetery
- Upper Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2428008 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Bellaire (OH).
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- Rose Hill - Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41197 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Shafer Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shafer Farm Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Farm Cemetery
- Halcyon Hills Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Allen Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Allen Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove Cemetery
- Orum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Orum Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orum Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Orum Cemetery is located in Sherrard.
- The Orum Cemetery has also been known as:
- Orums Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79477 <5>
- Mt. Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Wood Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Wood Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rock Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Bellaire (OH).
- The Rock Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rock Hill Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Rockhill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42972 <5>
- Bellaire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bellaire Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- McHenry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Coopers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Coopers Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Cemetery
- Parkview Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gregg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gregg Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Olivet Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Allendale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Bethlehem
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Bellaire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Benwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sherrard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- Wheeling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McMechen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Triadelphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Echo Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Bridgeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Wheeling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Wheeling is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheeling
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shadyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Martins Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glen Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Limestone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Neffs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Neffs is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs
- Anvil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anvil is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
- Moundsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Valley Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Point Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clearview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Belmont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
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. Olivet Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellaire
- Benwood
- Martins Ferry
- Moundsville
- Wheeling
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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. Olivet Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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. Olivet Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1717229 (Mount Olivet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1717229 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 409 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wheeling
- Location given for Mount Olivet Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0270177 Lon: -80.6950804
- 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 Marshall, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Olivet 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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