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Welcome to Mount Olive ...

Mount Olive is located in Jefferson County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Olive, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1937.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Olive: Mt. Olive

Mount Olive is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Mount Olive: (205) & (659)<3>

The ZIP code for Mount Olive: 35117<4>

Communities Also Named Mount Olive ...

While we believe that this Mount Olive is located in Jefferson County, we know of another 9 Alabama communities named Mount Olive. Those communities are located in the following counties: Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Coosa, DeKalb, Lauderdale, Marshall, Randolph and Tuscaloosa County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 57 communities that are also named Mount Olive - they are located in Arkansas (7), Florida, Georgia (2), 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.

  • Birmingham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hoover
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <5>
  • Vestavia Hills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bessemer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Homewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <5>
  • Trussville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Brook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
    • Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Brook <5>
  • Center Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hueytown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Irondale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Olive ...

Looking for more information about Mount 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.

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

Adding Mount Olive to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount 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 Mount Olive was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Mount Olive post office opened in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Olive.

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Olive - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Mount Olive). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mount Olive or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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