About Mount Olivet Cemetery
Mount Olivet Cemetery is a cemetery near Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. It lies about 4.1 mi north of Dubuque. The grounds sit at about 837 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including George W. Jones, Louis Murphy and Maurice Connolly. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 459324. The nearest other listed cemetery is Presentation Sisters Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the southwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory in Dubuque, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 84 cemeteries we list in Dubuque County, and 45 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Dubuque. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 2 US senators, 1 actor, 1 journalist, 1 War of 1812 veteran, 1 writer.
- George W. Jones1804-1896American politician, judge and diplomat
- Louis Murphy1875-1936American politician
- Maurice Connolly1877-1921Politician
- Paul Gilmore1873-1962American actor
- Thomas Mathias Lenihan1843-1901Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mount Olivet Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Mount Olivet Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Presentation Sisters CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery0.2 mi
- Rockdale CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery1.9 mi
- Baehler Cemetery (historical)Dubuque, IACemetery2.5 mi
- Sisters of Charity CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery2.6 mi
- Dubuque Memorial Gardens CemeteryDubuque, IAMemorial park2.9 mi
- Mines of Spain CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery3.0 mi
- Simpson Street CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery3.0 mi
- Center Grove CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery3.5 mi
- Third Street CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery3.6 mi
- Doctor Finleys CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery3.7 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Olivet Cemetery
- Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory1.0 miCremation provider · Dubuque · (563) 556-6788
- Siegert-Casper Funeral Home3.6 miFuneral home · Dubuque · (563) 582-7005
- Tri-State Cremation Center4.0 miCremation provider · East Dubuque · (563) 663-1096
- Behr Funeral Home4.4 miFuneral home · Dubuque · (563) 582-3297
- Hoffmann Schneider Funeral Home4.5 miFuneral home · Dubuque · (563) 582-7221
- Miller's Funeral Home5.0 miFuneral home · East Dubuque · (815) 747-3194
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