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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Mount Olive in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mount Olive. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.

  • Smithdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
    • Smithdale is located in Amite County
  • Little Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Springs
    • Little Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Auburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Lincoln County
  • Zion Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
    • Zion Hill is located in Amite County
  • Thompson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Amite County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Thompson
    • From Mount Olive to Thompson
  • O'Neil
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for O'Neil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
    • O'Neil is located in Amite County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to O'Neil
    • From Mount Olive to O'Neil
  • East Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
    • East Fork is located in Amite County
  • Liberty
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Amite County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Meadville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Summit
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Norfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
    • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Norfield
    • From Mount Olive to Norfield
  • Bewelcome
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bewelcome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
    • Bewelcome is located in Amite County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bewelcome
    • From Mount Olive to Bewelcome
  • Johnstons Station
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstons Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstons Station
    • Johnstons Station is located in Lincoln County
  • Veto
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
    • Veto is located in Franklin County
  • McComb
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bogue Chitto
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
    • Bogue Chitto is located in Lincoln County
  • Huron
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Huron is located in Amite County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Huron
    • From Mount Olive to Huron
  • Kennolia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennolia
    • Kennolia is located in Franklin County
  • Fernwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
    • Fernwood is located in Pike County
  • Coles
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
    • Coles is located in Amite County
  • Gloster
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Berwick
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
    • Berwick is located in Amite County
  • Magnolia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Gillsburg
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Wellman
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
    • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wellman
    • From Mount Olive to Wellman
  • Brookhaven
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Caseyville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • White Apple
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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 Mount Olive, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>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.
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