About Mount Olivet Cemetery
Mount Olivet Cemetery is a cemetery near Parkville, York County, Pennsylvania. It lies about 0.8 mi southeast of Parkville. The grounds sit at about 673 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Joseph S. Gitt, George Reeser Prowell and Lucy Forney Bittinger. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1181774. The nearest other listed cemetery is Rest Haven Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the west. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Kenworthy Funeral Home and Crematory in Hanover, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 107 cemeteries we list in York County, and 44 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 107 listings in York County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Parkville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery
Among them: 1 writer.
- Joseph S. Gitt1815-1901Pennsylvania engineer
- George Reeser Prowell1849-1928American historian
- Lucy Forney Bittinger1859-1955American author, historian and genealogist
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
39.78856, -76.97421
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
- Rest Haven CemeteryPennville, PACemetery0.7 mi
- Mumma CemeteryHanover, PACemetery0.9 mi
- Old Reformed GraveyardHanover, PACemetery0.9 mi
- Saint Vincent's Catholic CemeteryMcSherrystown, PACatholic cemetery1.9 mi
- York Road CemeteryHanover, PACemetery2.5 mi
- Annunciation Blessed Virgin Mary CemeteryMcSherrystown, PACatholic cemetery2.7 mi
- Saint Joseph Academy CemeteryMcSherrystown, PAMilitary cemetery2.7 mi
- Bucher CemeteryMidway, PACemetery3.2 mi
- Dubs CemeteryParkville, PACemetery3.7 mi
- Conewago Chapel Basilica CemeteryMcSherrystown, PAChurch cemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Olivet Cemetery
- Kenworthy Funeral Home and Crematory1.0 miCremation provider · Hanover · (717) 637-6259
- Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center Inc1.1 miFuneral home · Hanover · (717) 637-5194
- Wetzel Funeral Home & Crematory Inc1.6 miCremation provider · Hanover · (717) 632-1242
- Murphy-beck Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Inc.2.6 miFuneral home · McSherrystown · (717) 637-6945
- Wildasin Chapel2.8 miFuneral home · Hanover
- Little's Funeral Home6.7 miFuneral home · Littlestown · (717) 359-4224
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