Mount Olive Arkansas Map
Mount Olive, Poinsett County
Mount Olive, Arkansas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Mount Olive, Poinsett County.
Interactive Map of Mount Olive, Arkansas
| City | Mount Olive |
| State | Arkansas (AR) |
| County | Poinsett |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.482583 |
| Longitude | -90.41288 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Mount Olive, Arkansas
Mount Olive is a locality in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. Mount Olive is located at 35.4826°N, 90.4129°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72556.0.
Mount Olive unfurls across a landscape shaped by the patient hand of water and sky, a gentle sweep of flatlands punctuated by the occasional rise of fertile earth. It lies 29.8 miles south-south-east of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 147°T), and is situated 3.5 miles south of Marked Tree. The air here, especially in the languid afternoons of late spring, carries the sweet, earthy perfume of freshly turned soil and the distant hum of cicadas, a sound that seems to deepen the stillness. Towering oaks and elms, their branches reaching wide like benevolent arms, cast dappled shade over the roads that ribbon through the countryside, leading to scattered farmsteads and the quiet heart of Mount Olive itself. The very ground feels yielding, a testament to the rich alluvial deposits that have made this region a breadbasket for generations, and the light, when it softens towards evening, paints the broad, open fields in hues of honey and rose. The history of Mount Olive is inextricably tied to the agricultural bounty of the Delta, a story of resilience and adaptation that began with the fertile soil and the promise of a harvest. For decades, cotton was king, its white fluff a common sight against the emerald green of summer fields, and the echoes of that era can still be felt in the quiet dignity of the older homes and the weathered barns that dot the landscape. While the economy has diversified, agriculture remains the lifeblood, with soybeans and rice now sharing the stage, their cultivation sustained by a network of irrigation canals that shimmer like silver threads under the Arkansas sun. The community of Mount Olive, though small, possesses a distinct character, a groundedness born from lives lived in close communion with the land and the enduring traditions that have shaped its people.
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About This Mount Olive Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Mount Olive, Arkansas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Mount Olive and Poinsett County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Mount Olive is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Mount Olive is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 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. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
