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About Mount Olive, MS

Mount Olive is a small Mississippi town of 1,100 people in Covington County, surrounded by pine forests in the state's south-central region. Highway 35 runs through town north-south, connecting to Interstate 59 about 15 miles east for longer trips to Hattiesburg or Meridian. Most traffic is local, with residents making short trips to nearby Collins or Seminary. The town is home to Mount Olive College, a historically black institution founded in 1951.

Where is Mount Olive, MS on the map?

Mount Olive, MS is in United States, at 31.754, -89.656 - about 34 km south-east of Mendenhall, MS.

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Collins, MS10 mi 15 minMagee, MS11 mi 20 minMize, MS11 mi 20 minSeminary, MS18 mi 25 minTaylorsville, MS19 mi 35 minPrentiss, MS21 mi 35 minMendenhall, MS21 mi 30 minBassfield, MS22 mi 35 minRaleigh, MS25 mi 40 minD'Lo, MS25 mi 35 minSumrall, MS29 mi 45 minSilver Creek, MS29 mi 40 minBraxton, MS29 mi 40 minPuckett, MS32 mi 45 minNew Hebron, MS32 mi 50 min

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The closest airport to Mount Olive, MS is Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport, 69 km (about 56 min by car).

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