Olive, Oklahoma
| Olive, Oklahoma | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Olive Location within the state of Oklahoma  Olive Olive (the US) | |
| Coordinates: 36°1′42″N 96°28′48″W / 36.02833°N 96.48000°WCoordinates: 36°1′42″N 96°28′48″W / 36.02833°N 96.48000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Creek |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Olive is a small unincorporated community in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office was established November 20, 1896, and discontinued September 30, 1938. The town was named for the daughter of the first postmaster]. In 1974 there was a tornado that wiped out the town. Today it is nothing more than a small community with 42 homes or roughly 126 people. There are three churches, a convenience store called "Happy Corner," and a small school of 465 students Pre-K through 12. The town is also very popular for its love of high school basketball and the water well located in the center of the Town.Olive was the birthplace of Leon "Jack" Guthrie.
Municipalities and communities of Creek County, Oklahoma, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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