Mount Olive
Mount Olive was off State Highway 21 near the site of present Linwood in southern Cherokee County. It grew up around a church established near the Forest Hill Plantation before the Civil War. A local school for black children was in operation by 1896, when it had an enrollment of thirty-nine. In the mid-1930s the settlement comprised a church, a school, and a number of houses. The school later closed, and in the early 1990s only a church and cemetery remained.
Christopher Long | © TSHA
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
Belongs to
Mount Olive is part of or belongs to the following places:
Currently Exists
No
Place type
Mount Olive is classified as a Town
Location
Latitude: 31.66434370Longitude: -94.99049350
Has Post Office
No
Is Incorporated
No