Enter your search query in the box below.

Olive Branch Illinois Map

Explore Olive Branch, Illinois, 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 Olive Branch, Illinois

How to Use This Olive Branch, Illinois Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Olive Branch, Illinois. 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 Illinois 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 Olive Branch.

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	Olive Branch
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Alexander County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.183658
Longitude	-89.349516
Population	650
Density	26.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	62969, 62988
Area Code	618
County Seat	Cairo
School District	Egyptian Community Unit School District 5

🌦 Goto Olive Branch Weather Page: Olive Branch, Illinois — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Olive Branch, Illinois

Olive Branch is a locality in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 650. The population density is 26.6 people per km². Olive Branch is located at 37.1837°N, 89.3495°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 62969, 62988.

Olive Branch anchors itself within the low, quiet topography of the bottomlands, where the earth holds the moisture of the deep interior. It lies 39.3 miles south of Carbondale, IL (from Carbondale, IL: bearing 191°T), and is situated 13.2 miles southeast of Cape Girardeau. Pigeon Roost Creek carves a winding path through the soil, directing the flow of the land toward the larger basins that define this corner of the state. To the east, the landscape transitions into the subtle depression of Coakley Hollow, a feature that gathers the evening mist against the dark silhouette of distant, nameless ridges. Only a mile away, the Horseshoe Lake-Alexander State Fish and Wildlife Area acts as a sanctuary for the migratory pulse of the region, its presence felt in the sudden, heavy rush of wings that occasionally breaks the silence of the afternoon. When the light fades, the air takes on a metallic, cooling weight, settling over the flats with a stillness that makes the distant, singular rise of Jackson Hill seem like a sentinel watching over the darkening fields.

Olive Branch carries the quiet gravity of a place built upon the cycles of the soil and the seasonal rhythm of the harvest. The economy here remains tethered to the flat, fertile stretches that demand an intimate knowledge of the dirt, a labor that has defined the generations who have worked these rows. Life moves at the pace of the crops, with the local horizon dominated by the steady, unadorned work of agriculture that sustains the character of the residents. While the bustle of the world feels distant, the proximity of the Horseshoe Lake-Alexander State Fish and Wildlife Area provides a constant, natural counterpoint to the orderly geometry of the surrounding farmland. Travelers passing through on their way to the Opossum Trot Trail nine miles away often miss the slow, deliberate pulse of the daily routine here, where the legacy of the land remains the primary architect of the future.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 274k acres
Horseshoe Lake-Alexander State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 168° S
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.1 mi, 093° E · 33k acres
Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 5.3 mi, 166° S
Commerce Access (State Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 252° W
Middle Mississippi Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 7.2 mi, 319° NW · 3,877 acres
Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 319° NW
Ozark Hill Prairie Research Natural Area Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 8.8 mi, 354° N
Fort D (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 307° NW
(former Site) Terrace Inn (Historic Ruins) — 12.8 mi, 295° NW
World’s Largest Fountain Drink Cup (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 301° NW
Desert Storm Memorial (Monument) — 15.2 mi, 143° SE
Cairo River Wall Murals (Public Artwork) — 15.9 mi, 141° SE
Caboose (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 141° SE
GEM Theatre (Cinema) — 16.2 mi, 142° SE
Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 310° NW
Lowest Point in Illinois (Viewpoint) — 18.0 mi, 140° SE
Lower Cache River Access Area (Nature Reserve) — 18.1 mi, 064° NE
Trail Of Tears State Park (State Park) — 18.4 mi, 339° N
Ceremonial Mound (Historic Ruins) — 20.4 mi, 136° SE
Bald Knob Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.1 mi, 356° N · 5,830 acres
Malco (Cinema) — 24.3 mi, 210° SW
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 24.7 mi, 348° N · 1,959 acres
Cobden Museum (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 012° N
Clear Springs Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.3 mi, 354° N · 4,739 acres
Alto Clay Works (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 003° N
Cotton Belt Caboose (Attraction) — 27.9 mi, 184° S
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.2 mi, 020° N · 91k acres
Shawnee Cave Amphitheater (Theatre) — 32.4 mi, 003° N
Superman Museum & Gift Shop (Museum) — 34.0 mi, 093° E

Latest News: Olive Branch

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News