Welcome to Mount Olive ...
So far, we found very little information about Mount Olive. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mount Olive to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mount Olive, please Contact Us.
Mount Olive would have been located within present day Rutherford County<2>.
A typical abbreviation for Mount Olive: Mt. Olive
While the community is gone, the present day location for Mount Olive is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Mount Olive was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Mount Olive ...
While we believe that this Mount Olive is located in Rutherford County, we know of another 3 Tennessee communities named Mount Olive. Those communities are located in the following counties: Grundy, Knox and Marion 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.
Websites for Mount Olive ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.rutherfordchamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Mount Olive, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Mount Olive ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Olive.
- Murphree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Smyrna is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <5>
- La Vergne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vergne
- La Vergne is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vergne <5>
- Morrow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Nolensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nolensville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolensville
- Nolensville is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolensville <5>
- Jefferson Pike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Pike
- Jefferson Pike is located in Rutherford County
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,370 people
- Rural Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Rural Hill is located in Davidson County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,007 people
- Jamestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <5>
- Snell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcounty.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Olive - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |