Mount Olivet Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)
| Mount Olivet Cemetery | |
|---|---|
Mount Olivet Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1858 |
| Location | Ivy City, Washington, D.C. |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 38°54′41″N 76°58′46″W / 38.911372°N 76.979449°W |
| Type | private |
| Owned by | Archdiocese of Washington |
| Size | 85 acres (340,000 m2) |
| No. of graves | More than 180,000 (as of November 2019) |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | Mount Olivet Cemetery |
| The Political Graveyard | Mount Olivet Cemetery |
Mount Olivet Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at 1300 Bladensburg Road, NE in Washington, D.C. It is maintained by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. The largest Catholic burial ground in the District of Columbia, it was one of the first in the city to be racially integrated.