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Welcome to Mount Olive ...

Mount Olive is located in Knox County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Olive: Mt. Olive

Mount Olive is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Mount Olive (for example, toward Rogers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Mount Olive: 865

Communities Also Named Mount Olive ...

While we believe that this Mount Olive is located in Knox County, we know of another 3 Tennessee communities named Mount Olive. Those communities are located in the following counties: Grundy, Marion and Rutherford County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 57 communities that are also named Mount Olive - they are located in Alabama (10), Arkansas (7), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi (4), Missouri (2), New Jersey, North Carolina (7), Ohio, South Carolina (2), Texas (3), Virginia (2) and West Virginia (4).

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

Communities near Mount Olive ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kodak
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Maryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Farragut
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Spring Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • McMullens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Seymour Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
  • Alcoa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <3>
  • Clinton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lenoir City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Olive ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Olive - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.