The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusOlive is an unincorporated community in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Olive had a population of 110. 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. As of late 2016, the town had at least one church, a convenience store called "Happy Corner," a K-12 school, and a volunteer fire department. Olive was the birthplace of country singer Leon "Jack" Guthrie.
Half of its homes were built before 1994.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of 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.
Start Olive’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Olive’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Olive, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Olive is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Olive has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Drumright Gasoline Plant No. 2 in Drumright, 5.7 miles away.
Olive and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.