About Mount Olivet Cemetery
Mount Olivet Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Raytown, Jackson County, Missouri. It lies about 1.8 mi northeast of Raytown. The grounds sit at about 981 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Edwin Vincent O'Hara, Albert Riederer and James William Earp. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 722831. The nearest other listed cemetery is Floral Hills Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Newcomer’s Floral Hills Funeral Home & Floral Hills Cemetery in Kansas City, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 83 cemeteries we list in Jackson County, and 51 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Jackson County dates to 1842. 1 of the 83 listings in Jackson County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Raytown. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery
Among them: 1 physician.
- Edwin Vincent O'Hara1881-1956Catholic archbishop
- Albert Riederer1945-2012American lawyer and politician
- James William Earp1888-1958
- Robert L. Jackson1909-2007American pediatrician and diabetologist
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
- Floral Hills CemeteryRaytown, MOCemetery1.0 mi
- Memorial Park CemeteryRaytown, MOMemorial park2.0 mi
- Twelve Gates Memorial GardensRaytown, MOMemorial park2.1 mi
- Green Lawn CemeteryRaytown, MOCemetery2.1 mi
- Thomas H. SwopeRaytown, MOCemetery2.5 mi
- Palestine CemeteryRaytown, MOCemetery2.5 mi
- Rice CemeteryRaytown, MOCemetery2.6 mi
- Collings CemeteryRaytown, MOCemetery2.6 mi
- Noland Oliver Besonia Church CemeteryRaytown, MOChurch cemetery2.7 mi
- Mount Carmel CemeteryRaytown, MOJewish cemetery2.7 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Olivet Cemetery
- Newcomer’s Floral Hills Funeral Home & Floral Hills Cemetery1.0 miFuneral home · Kansas City · (816) 353-1218
- Heartland Cremation & Burial Society2.1 miCremation provider · Raytown · (816) 353-1700
- Marcom-Harvey Funeral Care2.1 miFuneral home · Kansas City · (816) 763-9100
- Park Lawn Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · Kansas City · (816) 523-1233
- Charter Funerals3.4 miFuneral home · Kansas City · (816) 921-5555
- McGilley & Sheil Funeral Home & Cremation Services4.2 miFuneral home · Kansas City · (816) 353-6555
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Frequently asked questions
Is Mount Olivet Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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