- Olive, Oklahoma
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Olive — Unincorporated community — Location within the state of Oklahoma Coordinates: 36°1′42″N 96°28′48″W / 36.02833°N 96.48°WCoordinates: 36°1′42″N 96°28′48″W / 36.02833°N 96.48°W Country United States State Oklahoma County Creek Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP codes FIPS code GNIS feature ID Olive is a small unincorporated community in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office was established November 20, 1896, and discontinued September 30, 1938. The town was named for the biblical Mount of Olives. In 1974 there was a tornado that wiped out the town. Today it is nothing more than a small community. There are three churches, a convenience store called "Happy Corner," and a small school of 465 students. The town is also very popular for its love of high school basketball and the water well located in the center of the town. Olive was the birthplace of Leon "Jack" Guthrie.
Municipalities and communities of Creek County, Oklahoma Cities Towns Depew | Kellyville | Kiefer | Lawrence Creek | Mannford‡ | Mounds | Shamrock | Slick
CDP Unincorporated
communitiesGhost towns Pameta | Phillipsburg | Pumpkin Center | Robertsburg | Thompsonville | Twin Mounds
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Oklahoma geography stubs
- Populated places in Creek County, Oklahoma
- Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma
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