The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusMount Olive, also spelled Mt. Olive is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Alabama. Its location is in the suburbs of Birmingham. As of the 2010 census, the population of the community is 4,079. Mount Olive is bordered on the south and the east by the city of Gardendale, and in fact, some areas that had previously been in Mount Olive have been annexed into Gardendale over the years. Running along part of the border between Mt. Olive and Gardendale is the major expressway, Interstate 65. Eventually, part of Birmingham's Northern Beltline will cut through northwestern sections of Mt. Olive. Mt. Olive has its own elementary school, and was forme…
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 4,079 to 4,427 (+9%). Half of its homes were built before 1975.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Mount Olive yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mount Olive’s history is told.
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Mount Olive, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Mount Olive is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Mount Olive has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Shady Grove Baptist Church in Birmingham, 8.5 miles away.
Mount Olive and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.