Marker Inscription
Take Highway 87 from Center Northwest for 13 miles. Turn left on Farm Road 415 and proceed for 3.9 miles. Turn left on County Road 4054 & 4210 and go .4 miles to the intersection of the two roads. The cemetery is in front of the Mt. Olive Church. There are about 70 Unknown graves within this cemetery. Also on the outside of the fence across the road to the west, there is a single unmarked grave within a small chain link fenced area (from http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.net/Shelby/cem_pics/cem_mtolive.htm_
About this site
Mt Olive is a cemetery in Shelby County, Texas. It is one of 87 cemeteries documented in Shelby County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 122 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.8214, -94.3942. The nearest cataloged historic site is Shady Grove Cemetery (historical marker), about 2.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Shady Grove Cemetery, Blair, and Tyer-Tyre.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7419006805. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
