Mount Olive Mississippi Map

About Mount Olive, Mississippi

Mount Olive is a locality in Franklin County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 895. The population density is 111.6 people per km². Mount Olive is located at 31.7538°N, 89.6559°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mount Olive is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 39653, 39664, 39443.

Mount Olive emerges from the dense, pine-shadowed landscape of southern Mississippi where the earth shifts into a series of quiet, clay-rich rises. It lies 29.5 miles west-northwest of McComb, MS (from McComb, MS: bearing 285°T), and is situated 20.0 miles north-northeast of Centreville. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness, broken only by the rhythmic rustle of needles in the canopy of the Homochitto National Forest, which encompasses the land in a protective, sprawling embrace. Shadows lengthen across the red-dirt roads that thread through the timberland, leading travelers toward the cool, darkened path of Caston Creek, which winds its way through the underbrush just a mile from the center. Beyond the immediate tree line, the horizon is marked by the distant, hazy silhouette of Greenwood Hill, a solitary rise that catches the amber light of the setting sun long after the valley floors have slipped into gray.

Mount Olive maintains a steady, deliberate pace, its character forged by the timber industry and the enduring cycles of agricultural life that have defined the region for generations. The economy remains rooted in the harvest of the surrounding woods and the quiet commerce of the local thoroughfares, where the daily rhythm is dictated by the sun and the seasonal shift of the crops. Residents often look toward the tranquil waters of Clear Springs Lake for a respite from the midsummer heat, finding a stillness there that mirrors the town’s own measured disposition. History here is not found in grand monuments but in the weathered porches and the deep, resilient connection to the soil, a legacy that persists in the way the light filters through the pines at dusk, casting long, peaceful fingers across the fields.

About This Mount Olive Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Olive, Mississippi. Coordinates: 31.753807, -89.655945. 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 (39653, 39664, 39443), telephone area code (601), county seat of Franklin County (Meadville), and school district assignment (Covington County 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.