Welcome to Mount Olive ...
So far, we found very little information about Mount Olive. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mount Olive to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mount Olive, please Contact Us.
Mount Olive would have been located within present day Thomas County<2>.
The location of Mount Olive has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
A typical abbreviation for Mount Olive: Mt. Olive
While the community is gone, the present day location for Mount Olive is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Mount Olive was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Mount Olive (for example, toward Sneads (FL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
If Mount Olive still existed, it would have been in the (229) area code.
Communities Also Named Mount Olive ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Mount Olive: This one is located in Thomas County and the other is located in Twiggs County.
Beyond Georgia, there are 57 communities that are also named Mount Olive - they are located in Alabama (10), Arkansas (7), Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi (4), Missouri (2), New Jersey, North Carolina (7), Ohio, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Virginia (2) and West Virginia (4).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Olive.
Communities near Mount Olive ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Olive.
- Thomasville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Thomasville is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <5>
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Grady County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <5>
- Hansell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <5>
- Meigs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meigs
- Meigs is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meigs <5>
- Newark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Ochlocknee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
- Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <5>
- Coolidge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
- Coolidge is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolidge <5>
- Whigham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigham
- Whigham is located in Grady County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whigham <5>
- Barwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barwick
- Barwick is located in Brooks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barwick <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mount Olive. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Olive.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Olive. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Olive.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Olive. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Olive.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Thomas County: www.thomascountyboc.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Olive, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Thomas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Olive - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |