Mount Olive Arkansas Map

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.

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 Ashley County (Hamburg), 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.