Mount Olive, Indiana

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Mount Olive, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Martin County's location in Indiana
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Mount Olive
Location in Martin County
Coordinates: 38°47′55″N86°41′39″W / 38.79861°N 86.69417°W / 38.79861; -86.69417
Country United States
State Indiana
County Martin
Township Mitcheltree
Elevation
[1]
525 ft (160 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47581
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID451249 [1]

Mount Olive is an unincorporated community in Mitcheltree Township, Martin County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

A post office was established at Mount Olive in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1916. [2] The community was likely named, directly or indirectly, after the Mount of Olives. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Olive, Indiana
  2. ↑ "Martin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  229. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. Mount Olive, from the biblical Mount of Olives, is a common name for churches...
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