About Mount Olive Cemetery
Mount Olive Cemetery is a cemetery near Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi. It lies about 1.1 mi east of Jackson. The grounds sit at about 318 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Louis Kossuth Atwood and Murdock M. McLeod. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 674106. The nearest other listed cemetery is Lincoln Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Collins Funeral Home in Jackson, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 63 cemeteries we list in Hinds County, and 42 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 63 listings in Hinds County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Jackson. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mount Olive Cemetery
Among them: 1 business leader.
- Louis Kossuth Atwood1850-1929Mississippi legislator, attorney, and businessman
- Murdock M. McLeod1847-1895Mississippi state legislator and attorney
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mount Olive 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
32.29654, -90.20342
What Mount Olive 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
- Lincoln CemeteryJackson, MSCemetery0.5 mi
- Willow Park CemeteryJackson, MSCemetery1.0 mi
- Greenwood CemeteryJackson, MSCemetery1.4 mi
- Bailey CemeteryJackson, MSCemetery1.6 mi
- Elmwood CemeteryJackson, MSCemetery1.7 mi
- Cedar Lawn CemeteryJackson, MSCemetery1.7 mi
- Beth Israel CemeteryJackson, MSJewish cemetery2.0 mi
- Major Millsaps' TombJackson, MSCemetery2.1 mi
- Lakewood Memorial Park South CemeteryJackson, MSMemorial park4.4 mi
- Lake CemeteryJackson, MSCemetery5.3 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Olive Cemetery
- Collins Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Jackson · (601) 948-7223
- Peoples Funeral Home Inc1.3 miFuneral home · Jackson · (601) 969-3040
- Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Terry · (406) 635-5580
- Mississippi Funeral Directors Association1.5 miFuneral home · Jackson · (601) 978-1920
- Greater Jackson Mortuary Service2.0 miMortuary · Jackson · (601) 906-3453
- Jackson Memorial Funeral Obituaries2.1 miFuneral home · Jackson · (601) 969-9457
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