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Around Olive Branch ...

The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Olive Branch, with the nearest first.

  • Burnsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Burnsville is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Fairfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfield is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Marshville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Oakboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Peachland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugar Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sugar Town is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
  • Polkton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Polkton is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
  • Stanfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wingate
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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    • Ansonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Ansonville is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
    • Mineral Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Red Cross
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Red Cross is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Unionville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Unionville is located in Union County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
    • Fairview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Fairview is located in Union County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
    • Locust
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

For more communities neighboring Olive Branch, please visit our County-by-County Page for Olive Branch.

Union County ...

Olive Branch is located in Union County<2>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union County: Anson, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Stanly, Chesterfield (SC) & Lancaster (SC).

Curious and Interesting Names Near Olive Branch ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Olive Branch.

Airports Near Olive Branch ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Olive Branch and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Olive Branch.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Olive Branch), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.