Welcome to Olive ...
Olive is located in Escambia County<1>.
Google driving directions from your current location to Olive (Patience, this may take a moment).
The location of Olive has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Olive, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Olive is 130 feet [40 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: 850 & 448<4>
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, Indiana, Kentucky, 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.
- Pensacola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Pensacola is located in Escambia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,142 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pensacola <5>
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Santa Rosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
- Gulf Breeze
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Breeze
- Gulf Breeze is located in Santa Rosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,075 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulf Breeze <5>
- Perdido Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdido Beach
- Perdido Beach is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Bellview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Bohemia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Gonzalez
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Goulding
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding
- Goulding is located in Escambia County
- West Pensacola
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pensacola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pensacola
- West Pensacola is located in Escambia County
- Myrtle Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtle Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
- Myrtle Grove is located in Escambia 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 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.<7>
From that list, the Olive post office opened in 1882.
We also found Olive in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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 Escambia County: www.co.escambia.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Escambia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olive - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Olive area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Olive area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |