Welcome to Olive ...

Olive is located in Creek County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olive, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Olive is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Olive lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Olive: (918) & (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Olive ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oklahoma communities named Olive: This one is located in Creek County and the other is located in Bryan County.

Beyond Oklahoma, there are 27 communities that are also named Olive - they are located in Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio (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.

• Cushing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
  • Cushing is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <5>
• Bristow
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
  • Bristow is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristow <5>
• Mannford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannford
  • Mannford is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannford <5>
• Cleveland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Pawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
• Drumright
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drumright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumright
  • Drumright is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drumright <5>
• Yale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Yale is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <5>
• Kellyville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
  • Kellyville is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellyville <5>
• Oilton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilton
  • Oilton is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oilton <5>
• Depew
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Depew have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
  • Depew is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <5>
• Prue
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prue
  • Prue is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prue <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 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 1896.

We also found Olive on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

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 Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/