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Welcome to Oliver ...

Oliver is located in Johnston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oliver, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Oliver is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Oliver lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Oliver: 919 & 984<3>

Communities Also Named Oliver ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Oliver - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nova Scotia, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oliver.

Communities near Oliver ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oliver.

  • Goldsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clayton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Selma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
  • Archer Lodge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
    • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
    • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
    • Archer
  • Benson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilson's Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
    • Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
  • Four Oaks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Kenly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
    • Kenly is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <4>
  • Princeton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Princeton is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>

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 Oliver. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oliver.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oliver. 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 Oliver.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oliver. See our Newspapers Page for Oliver.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oliver ...

Looking for more information about Oliver? 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 Oliver, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oliver.

Adding Oliver to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oliver 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 Oliver was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Oliver on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oliver.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Johnston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oliver - 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Oliver area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Oliver area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.