Sylvan Heights West in Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Photographed by Randal B. Gilbert, January 22, 2016
1. Mount Olivet Cemetery Marker
The parents of ten children, the McPeaks moved to a home on Lake Street when they founded this cemetery. Flavious McPeak, a respected Fort Worth businessman, had visited the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee, and was so impressed with its design that many of its features were incorporated here. A mausoleum was completed in 1909, but only served as a temporary receiving vault. It was torn down when a new mausoleum was built in 1983. A variety of free-standing and relief sculpture can be seen throughout the grounds.
Containing over 47,000 burials, this was the first perpetual care cemetery in the county. The oldest marked grave is that of Zenas Ewin Kerr, buried April 11, 1907. Also interred here are 594 victims of the flu epidemic of 1918, the McPeaks and members of their family, and many Tarrant County pioneers.
Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.
Location. 32° 47.497′ N, 97° 18.523′ W. Marker is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is in Sylvan Heights West. It is at the intersection of North Sylvania Avenue and Hollis Street, on the right when traveling south on North Sylvania Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2205 N Sylvania Ave, Fort Worth TX 76111, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Robert David Law (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tim Cole (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tarrant County War Memorial "Spirit of the American Doughboy" (approx. 0.3 miles away); Amon Carter Riverside High School and Riverside ISD (approx. 0.9 miles away); Daggett's Crossing (approx. 1.2 miles away); Stagecoach Ballroom (approx. 1½ miles away); Harper's Rest Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Racial Terror Lynching in America / Racial Terror Lynching of Mr. Fred Rouse (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Worth.
Photographed by Randal B. Gilbert, January 22, 2016
2. Mount Olivet Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2016, by Randal B. Gilbert of Tyler, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,049 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 22, 2016, by Randal B. Gilbert of Tyler, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
