Welcome to Olive City ...
So far, we found very little information about Olive City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Olive City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Olive City, please Contact Us.
Olive City would have been located within present day La Paz County<2>.
The location of Olive City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Olive City is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Olive City was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Note: While Olive City is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone and does not observe daylight saving time, the area just to the west is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and does..
If Olive City still existed, it would have been in the (928) area code.
The community of Olive City has also been called Bradshaw's Ferry. and Olivia. For more information about the names of Olive City, see The Names of Olive City on our Genealogy Page.
Communities near Olive City ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Olive City.
- Blythe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe
- Blythe is located in Riverside County (CA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,673 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythe <5>
- Quartzsite
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzsite
- Quartzsite is located in La Paz County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quartzsite <5>
- Morgantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Morgantown is located in La Paz County
- Mesa Verde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Verde
- Mesa Verde is located in Riverside County (CA)
- La Paz Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz Valley
- La Paz Valley is located in La Paz County
- Palo Verde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Verde
- Palo Verde is located in Imperial County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Verde <5>
- Cibola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Midland ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Midland is located in Riverside County (CA)
- Poston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poston
- Poston is located in La Paz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poston <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Olive City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Olive City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Olive City. 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 City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Olive City. See our Newspapers Page for Olive City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for La Paz County: www.co.la-paz.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.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 Olive City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including La Paz, 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 Olive City - 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. |