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Mount Olive Arkansas Map

Explore Mount Olive, Arkansas, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Mount Olive, Arkansas

How to Use This Mount Olive, Arkansas Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mount Olive, Arkansas. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Arkansas or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Mount Olive.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Mount Olive
State	Arkansas (AR)
County	Ashley County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.003119
Longitude	-92.090465
Population	17
Density	12.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	72386, 72727, 72556
Area Code	479, 501
County Seat	Hamburg
School District	Calico Rock School District

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About Mount Olive, Arkansas

Mount Olive is a locality in Ashley 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 occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth rises in subtle, wooded swells toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Gravel Ridge on the horizon. It lies 58.0 miles east-northeast of El Dorado, AR (from El Dorado, AR: bearing 78°T), and is situated 18.8 miles south-southeast of Monticello. Jordan Creek carves a path through the limestone-heavy soil, its shallow, persistent current providing a steady pulse to the landscape as it winds past thickets of dogwood and gnarled hardwood trees. The air here holds the damp, earthen scent of a deep hollow, especially at dusk when the light turns a bruised violet and clings to the bark of the pines. A few miles away, the protected expanse of Little Bayou offers a sanctuary of tangled brush and marshy ground, marking the transition from the manicured edges of private lots to the wilder, unyielding character of the regional backcountry.

Mount Olive persists as a place defined by the slow, deliberate work of the land and the quiet endurance of those who have long occupied its modest acreage. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the seasons, favoring small-scale agriculture and the trade of timber that has sustained the families here for generations. While the bustle of larger hubs remains far removed, the local character is marked by a pragmatic, soft-spoken independence that seems to mirror the steady flow of Jordan Creek. Residents occasionally look toward Bynum Lake for a reprieve from the heat, but the true identity of Mount Olive lies in the daily persistence of its homesteads and the way the encroaching forest seems to keep the modern world at a respectful distance.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sylamore Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 211° SW
Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 0.5 mi, 246° SW · 1.1M acres
Devil's Knob - Devil's Backbone Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 091° E
Wayside Park (State Park) — 1.8 mi, 254° W
Livingston National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 292° W · 8,758 acres
North Sylamore Creek, Arkansas Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 3.6 mi, 217° SW · 3,765 acres
Sylamore Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 3.6 mi, 291° W
Jimmie White Memorial (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 255° W
Blanchard Springs Caverns (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 241° SW
Blanchard Spring (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 238° SW
Barkshead National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 276° W · 5,852 acres
Leatherwood Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.9 mi, 297° NW · 17k acres
Rock Garden (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 305° NW
Buffalo National River (Wild & Scenic River) — 19.3 mi, 285° W · 89k acres
Buffalo National River Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 19.3 mi, 285° W · 35k acres
Trail Head Lower Wilderness. (Attraction) — 23.8 mi, 297° NW
Shirley Centennial Museum (Museum) — 27.2 mi, 208° SW
Paper Airplane Donald's Imagination (Monument) — 27.2 mi, 323° NW
Hicks Hotel and Store (Historic Ruins) — 27.8 mi, 288° W
Mountain Home High School A-7 Corsair (Monument) — 28.4 mi, 323° NW
Pileated Point (Viewpoint) — 30.5 mi, 271° W
Totem Pole (Public Artwork) — 37.6 mi, 056° NE
Hardy History Museum (Museum) — 40.2 mi, 057° NE
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 48.4 mi, 359° N · 1.5M acres
Beeler House (Historic Ruins) — 52.4 mi, 157° SE
Searcy Art Gallery (Gallery) — 55.7 mi, 159° S
Anthony and Wright Administration Auditorium (Theatre) — 56.1 mi, 159° S
Ulrey Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 56.2 mi, 159° S
AMC Classic Harrison 8 (Cinema) — 59.7 mi, 287° W
Ozark Medieval Fortress (Historic Castle / Fort) — 61.8 mi, 299° NW

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