Mount Olive Arkansas Map

About Mount Olive, Arkansas

Mount Olive is a locality in Washington 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 defined by the steady, unpretentious rise of earth toward the horizon. It lies 12.3 miles east-southeast of Fayetteville, AR (from Fayetteville, AR: bearing 110°T), and is situated 3.2 miles east of Elkins. The landscape surrounding Mount Olive is characterized by dense hardwood forests that hold the morning mist long after the sun has climbed above the canopy. A mile away, the water of Tuttle Branch carves a narrow, persistent path through the limestone, while the deeper stillness of Dills Lakes waits only two miles further out. To the west, the long, jagged silhouette of Parricks Ridge defines the boundary of the world, appearing as a bruised purple line against the pale heat of the afternoon sky. The air here carries the scent of damp loam and pine needles, a heavy, grounded perfume that seems to slow the pulse of anyone passing through.

Blackland Cove serves as a reminder of the deep, sheltered pockets of fertility that once drew early settlers to clear the brush and turn the soil. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, with small-scale agriculture and timber providing the quiet backbone of daily subsistence. Residents often spend their leisure hours toward the edge of town near Bunch Park, where the trees provide a cool reprieve from the relentless summer glare. Life in Mount Olive moves with a deliberate gravity, shaped by the cyclical demands of the seasons rather than the frantic pace of distant centers. History here is not written in grand monuments but in the weathered porches and the persistent, slow work of maintaining a livelihood in a landscape that demands both patience and respect.

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 Washington County (Fayetteville), 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.