Abandoned Record
About Mount Olive
Mount Olive is a ghost town in Howard County, Arkansas, United States. Mount Olive was located along U.S.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Mount Olive, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Mount Olive is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Mount Olive
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1951 Mineral Springs North sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 El Dorado sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 El Dorado sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 El Dorado sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 El Dorado sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Hope sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1989 El Dorado sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Mount Olive
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Arkansas index.
- Paraclifta17.0 mi W · Sevier
- Midway26.7 mi N · Howard
- Graysonia29.4 mi NE · Clark
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Mount Olive, Howard County, Arkansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6922509.
- USGS GNIS 62624.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).