Mount Olive Alabama Map
Explore Mount Olive, Alabama, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Mount Olive, Alabama
| City | Mount Olive |
| State | Alabama (AL) |
| County | Calhoun County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 33.078454 |
| Longitude | -86.13304 |
| Population | 311 |
| Density | 14.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 36276, 35079, 35452, 35117 |
| Area Code | 256, 205 |
| County Seat | Anniston |
| School District | Coosa County School District |
About Mount Olive, Alabama
Mount Olive is a locality in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 311. The population density is 14.4 people per km². Mount Olive is located at 33.0785°N, 86.1330°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 36276, 35079, 35452.Mount Olive claims a quiet prominence upon the red-clay ridges of northern Jefferson County, where the landscape rises and falls in long, muscular swells of earth. It lies 14.3 miles northeast of Pell City, AL (from Pell City, AL: bearing 52°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north-northeast of Lincoln. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness, often thick with the scent of pine needles and damp soil as the afternoon light catches the dust motes suspended above the timberline. Acker Creek winds its way through the dense undergrowth nearby, its path marked by the darker, cooler green of bottomland hardwoods that thrive in the shadows of the ravines. Looking toward the horizon, the distant silhouette of Henderson Mountain anchors the skyline, a reminder of the ancient, weathered geology that defines this interior expanse.
Mount Olive maintains a character shaped by the steady, pragmatic rhythm of a working-class corridor, where the legacy of coal and iron remains etched into the local consciousness despite the shifting focus of the regional economy. Beyond the residential pockets, the proximity to State-owned Submerged Lands offers a wilder, untamed counterpoint to the suburban expansion that pushes outward from the metropolitan center. While the nearby presence of Logan Martin Lake provides a vast, reflective stillness to the landscape, the daily life of Mount Olive continues in the modest commerce of roadside storefronts and the steady traffic of commuters. It is a place where the memory of earlier industries persists in the names of old tracks and the quiet, industrious spirit of those who make their lives among the oaks and the red-tinted earth.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Hollins Wildlife Management Area (Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 342° N
- Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 4.3 mi, 342° N · 395k acres
- Falling Star (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 313° NW
- Gantt's Quarry Observation Point (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 304° NW
- Coosa Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 249° W
- Charles E Bailey Sportplex (Local Recreation) — 13.7 mi, 140° SE
- Airplane Monument (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 139° SE
- Catie Radney's Studio (Arts Centre) — 14.0 mi, 132° SE
- State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 17.2 mi, 197° S
- Wind Creek State Park (State Park) — 18.0 mi, 141° SE
- Talladega College Sign (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 002° N
- Talladega College Entrance Gate (Attraction) — 24.6 mi, 003° N
- Cheaha Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.2 mi, 040° NE · 7,400 acres
- Bell UH-1 (Attraction) — 27.9 mi, 054° NE
- Cheaha State Park (State Park) — 30.3 mi, 024° NE
- Peach Water Tower (Attraction) — 31.6 mi, 245° SW
- Pulpit Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 33.3 mi, 033° NE
- Kelly Fitzgerald Art Museum (Museum) — 37.5 mi, 186° S
- Dixie Art Colony Foundation (Gallery) — 37.5 mi, 186° S
- Marcia Weber Art Objects (Gallery) — 37.6 mi, 186° S
- Rumbling Water Studios and Gallery (Gallery) — 37.8 mi, 187° S
- Wetumpka Depot Players (Arts Centre) — 37.8 mi, 186° S
- Old CCC Ridgeline Campsite ("Unit 2") (Historic Ruins) — 38.8 mi, 298° NW
- Christian Camp Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 38.8 mi, 298° NW
- AmStar Stadium Cinema 12 (Cinema) — 41.1 mi, 026° NE
- Oak Mountain Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 41.5 mi, 295° NW
- Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.9 mi, 027° NE · 18k acres
- Tuskegee National Forest (National Forest) — 49.7 mi, 142° SE · 11k acres
- Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.0 mi, 271° W · 8,383 acres
- Dugger Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 59.1 mi, 029° NE · 8,947 acres
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About This Mount Olive Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Olive, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.078454, -86.13304. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Mount Olive includes the ZIP code (36276, 35079, 35452), telephone area code (256, 205), county seat of Calhoun County (Anniston), and school district assignment (Coosa County School District).
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
