Welcome to Olive ...
Olive is located in Marshall County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Olive, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Olive, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
Olive is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Olive lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Olive: (270)
Websites for Olive ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.marshallcounty.net/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Olive, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Olive ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Olive - they are located in Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia (4), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Olive.
Communities near Olive ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Olive.
- Murray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Murray is located in Calloway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
- Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
- Calvert City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <4>
- Kuttawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuttawa
- Kuttawa is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kuttawa <4>
- Hardin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Hardin is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <4>
- Grand Rivers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
- Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <4>
- Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Dogtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Marshall County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
- Almo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Olive. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Olive.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Olive.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Olive. See our Newspapers Page for Olive.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olive ...
Looking for more information about Olive? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Olive, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Olive.
Adding Olive to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Olive in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Olive was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Olive post office opened in 1857.
We also found Olive in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Olive.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Olive. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olive - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |