Welcome to Olivia ...

Olivia is located in Harnett County<1>.

The location of Olivia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olivia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Olivia is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Olivia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Olivia: (919) and (984)<4>

Communities Also Named Olivia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Olivia - they are located in Alabama, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Olivia.

Communities near Olivia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Olivia.

• Sanford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <5>
• Spring Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Lake <5>
• Lillington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillington
  • Lillington is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillington <5>
• Whispering Pines
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Whispering Pines is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whispering Pines <5>
• Carthage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <5>
• Broadway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <5>
• Vass
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vass
  • Vass is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vass <5>
• Cameron
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <5>
• Barbecue
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
  • Barbecue is located in Harnett County
• Carolina Trace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
  • Carolina Trace is located in Lee County

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 Olivia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Olivia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Olivia. 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 Olivia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Olivia. See our Newspapers Page for Olivia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olivia ...

Looking for more information about Olivia? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Olivia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Olivia.

Adding Olivia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Olivia 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 Olivia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Olivia post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olivia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Olivia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harnett County: www.harnett.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/