Olive Branch, North Carolina facts for kids

Olive Branch is a small, quiet community in Union County, North Carolina, in the United States. It's not a town with its own government, but it's a place where people live, just outside the town of Marshville. Most people in Olive Branch work in farming, as it's a rural area.

You can find Olive Branch where Highway 218 and Olive Branch Road meet. It's part of a larger area called the Township of New Salem within Union County. If you look at a map from the U.S. Geological Survey, you'll see Olive Branch marked there. Like the rest of Union County, Olive Branch is in the Eastern Time Zone.

History of Olive Branch

How Olive Branch Started

Olive Branch officially became a community in 1875. We don't know exactly why it was named "Olive Branch." However, the name "olive branch" often means peace. So, it might have been chosen to show a desire for peace after some kind of disagreement or separation. We would need more information to be sure about the name's origin.

Before the community was officially formed, a special building called a meeting house was built. This meeting house was located on the hills above Gourdvine Creek. Gourdvine Creek flows into Richardson Creek. The meeting house was on Olive Branch-Monroe Road, close to where the E. L. Davis Cemetery is today.

Important Places in Olive Branch

Churches

• Olive Branch Baptist Church
• Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church
• Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
• Jerusalem Church

Cemeteries

• Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
• Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
• Pleasant Hill Cemetery
• Baucom Cemetery
• Edmond Lilly (E.L.) Davis Cemetery