The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town of Mount Olive was incorporated on May 18, 1900, making the town older than Magee to the north and older than Collins to the south. The railroad tracks were completed in 1899. The population of Mount Olive in 2016 was 975.
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Mount Olive, decade by decade
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National Register of Historic Places
1 historic place in Mount Olive
Mount Olive has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 72 historic buildings, because Mount Olive Historic District alone counts 72.
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In Mississippiby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 district
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
72historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
2019first listedMount Olive Historic District
Where they are
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Districts
When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
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Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.