Mount Olive, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°47′55″N 86°41′39″W / 38.79861°N 86.69417°W / 38.79861; -86.69417
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Mount Olive, Indiana
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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. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Olive, Indiana
  2. ^ "Martin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  3. . Mount Olive, from the biblical Mount of Olives, is a common name for churches...