Mount Olive Arkansas Map

About Mount Olive, Arkansas

Mount Olive is a locality in Izard County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 17. The population density is 12.2 people per km². Mount Olive is located at 36.0031°N, 92.0905°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 72386, 72727, 72556.

Mount Olive emerges from the dense, verdant folds of the landscape where the White River carves a slow, deliberate path through the limestone bedrock. It lies 28.3 miles southeast of Mountain Home, AR (from Mountain Home, AR: bearing 145°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north of Mountain View. This terrain is defined by the sharp rise of Hickory Knob, which watches over the surrounding woods like a silent sentinel, while the deep, shadowed creases of Reed Hollow offer a cool refuge from the humid afternoon heat. The earth here is thick with the scent of damp loam and decaying leaves, a rich soil that sustains the tangled undergrowth of the Sylamore Wildlife Management Area. As the sun dips below the horizon, the light catches the limestone bluffs, turning the gray stone into a pale, glowing ivory that seems to hold the warmth of the day long after the shadows have lengthened across the forest floor.

Mount Olive carries the quiet weight of generations who carved a livelihood from the timber and the stubborn, rocky soil of the Ozarks. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, where the presence of the White River has long dictated the flow of local trade and the movement of those who settle in its proximity. Life here moves with a measured pace, unhurried by the frantic demands of distant metropolitan centers, favoring the steady work of small-scale agriculture and the stewardship of the neighboring wilderness. Visitors often find their way toward the nearby Norfork Lake, seeking the quiet solitude that defines this corner of the state. In the soft, melodious vernacular of the residents, one hears the echoes of a history built on self-reliance, a place where the character of the people is as resilient and enduring as the hardwood forests that define the horizon.

About This Mount Olive Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Olive, Arkansas. Coordinates: 36.003119, -92.090465. 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 (72386, 72727, 72556), telephone area code (479, 501), county seat of Izard County (Melbourne), and school district assignment (Calico Rock 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.