About Mount Olivet Cemetery
Mount Olivet Cemetery is a cemetery near Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It lies about 1.9 mi west of Parkersburg. The grounds sit at about 702 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 10 notable people buried here, including Albert B. White, John D. Hoblitzell Jr. and Linda Goodman. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1543727. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the southeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Leavitt Funeral Services and Crematory in Parkersburg, about 1.7 mi away. It is one of 181 cemeteries we list in Wood County, and 127 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Parkersburg. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery
Among them: 2 journalists, 1 artist, 1 governor, 1 US representative, 1 US senator, 1 World War I veteran, 1 World War II veteran, 1 writer.
- Albert B. White1856-1941American politician
- John D. Hoblitzell Jr.1912-1962American politician
- Linda Goodman1925-1995American astrologer
- Charles Brooks Smith1844-1899American politician from West Virgnia
- John Taylor Lewis1894-1983U.S. Army general
- Frank Bunetta1916-1978American television director and producer
- Perry Grimm1888-1974American football coach
- James McNeil Stephenson1796-1877American lawyer, businessman and politician
- Dorothy Marie Horne Decker1917-2005American artist
- Leslie A. Osborn1906-1996Australian-American psychiatrist
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
- Mount Carmel Catholic CemeteryParkersburg, WVCatholic cemetery0.4 mi
- Dils CemeteryParkersburg, WVCemetery0.8 mi
- Catholic CemeteryParkersburg, WVCatholic cemetery0.8 mi
- Saint Xaviers CemeteryParkersburg, WVCemetery0.9 mi
- Woodyard CemeteryParkersburg, WVCemetery1.0 mi
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows CemeteryParkersburg, WVCemetery1.1 mi
- Parkersburg Memorial GardensParkersburg, WVMemorial park1.1 mi
- Riverview CemeteryParkersburg, WVCemetery1.4 mi
- Arlington Memorial GardensParkersburg, WVMemorial park1.5 mi
- Spring Grove CemeteryParkersburg, WVCemetery1.5 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Olivet Cemetery
- Kirby Monument0.7 miMonument dealer · Parkersburg · (304) 422-2066
- Carmichael Monument Company0.8 miMonument dealer · Parkersburg · (304) 422-3721
- Leavitt Funeral Services and Crematory1.7 miCremation provider · Parkersburg · (304) 422-6459
- Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society1.7 miCremation provider · Parkersburg · (304) 917-3616
- Vaughan-Kimes Funeral Home & Crematory1.8 miCremation provider · Parkersburg · (304) 485-5471
- Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Parkersburg · (304) 422-6100
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