Mount Olivet Cemetery (Nashville, Tennessee)

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1101 Lebanon Pike
Nashville, TN 37210
(615) 255-4193
www.dignitymemorial.com/mt-olivet-funeral-home/en-us/in...

Mount Olivet Cemetery is a 250 acre (1 km²) cemetery located in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Mount Olivet has been continuously operated since its initial establishment in 1856. It serves as the final resting place for many of Middle Tennessee's political and business leaders, including several former governors of Tennessee, U.S. Senators, and U.S. Congressional Representatives. Additionally, "Confederate Circle" honors many who served on the Confederate side in the American Civil War. About 1,500 soldiers are buried there. In the 1990s, a funeral home was added to the grounds of Mount Olivet.

For many years, interrment at Mount Olivet was limited to white Protestants. Even though this policy was eliminated decades ago, tradition has dictated that this remains very largely the case. In part as a result, the adjacent Calvary Cemetery (to the west) serves a similar function for Middle Tennessee Catholics; the two facilities are separated only by an iron fence. Approximately one mile (1.6 km) to the south is Greenwood Cemetery, where a large number of Middle Tennessee's most prominent African American residents are buried.

Mount Olivet Cemetery is located at 1101 Lebanon Road, approximately two miles (three km) east of downtown Nashville. It is open to the public during daylight hours.

It is now owned and operated by Stweart Enterprises out of New Oreleans, LA.