Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Mount Olive in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mount Olive. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Lashmeet
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
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- Pinoak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pinoak is located in Mercer County
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- Spanishburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duhring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Duhring is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duhring
- New Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Mercer County
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- Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flipping
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County
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- Coaldale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County
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- Bramwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County
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- Ada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ada is located in Mercer County
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- Egeria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Egeria is located in Mercer County
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- Maybeury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coopers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County
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- Abbs Valley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abbs Valley is located in Mercer County
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- Bethel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
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- Switchback
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Switchback is located in McDowell County
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- Pocahontas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Bluefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ingleside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside is located in Mercer County
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- Ennis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ennis is located in McDowell County
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- Falls Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County (VA)
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- East River ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East River is located in Mercer County
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- Dunns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunns is located in Mercer County
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- Byron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Byron is located in Bland County (VA)
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- Rocky Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
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- Odd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Odd is located in Raleigh County
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- Algoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Algoma is located in McDowell County
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- Kyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
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- Powhatan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Powhatan is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Elkhorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
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. |
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