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Welcome to Olive ...

Olive is located in Pocahontas County<1>.

Olive is 2,800 feet [853 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Olive is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Olive: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Olive ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Olive: This one is located in Pocahontas County and the other is located in Harrison County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 27 communities that are also named Olive - they are located in Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Olive ...

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

  • Mill Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
  • Beverly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Huttonsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Monterey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Thornwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Thornwood is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
  • Arbovale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Green Bank
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Wildell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
  • Elkwater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkwater is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
  • Valley Head
    (11 miles [17.7 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 Olive. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Olive.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olive ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pocahontas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olive - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Olive area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Olive 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.