Welcome to Olive Hill ...
Olive Hill is located in Person County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Olive Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
Olive Hill is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Olive Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Olive Hill: 336 & 743<3>
Communities Also Named Olive Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Olive Hill: This one is located in Person County and the other is located in Macon County.
Beyond North Carolina, there are 4 communities that are also named Olive Hill - they are located in California, Indiana and Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Olive Hill.
Communities near Olive Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Olive Hill.
- Roxboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
- Roxboro is located in Person County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <5>
- Yanceyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yanceyville
- Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yanceyville <5>
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Caswell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
- Virgilina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina
- Virgilina is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgilina <5>
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Whitt Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Leasburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg
- Leasburg is located in Caswell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leasburg <5>
- Allens Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Semora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Semora have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semora
- Semora is located in Caswell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Semora <5>
- Allensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Allensville is located in Person 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 Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Olive Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Olive Hill. 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 Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Olive Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Olive Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olive Hill ...
Looking for more information about Olive Hill? 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 Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Olive Hill.
Adding Olive Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Olive Hill 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 Hill was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
We also found Olive Hill in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Olive Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Olive Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Person County: www.personcounty.net/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Person, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olive Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Olive Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Olive Hill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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. |