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Mount Olive is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,015 at the 2020 census. [ 3 ] The city is part of the Metro East region within the St. Louis metropolitan area .
Mt. Olive Township (N½ T7N R6W) is located in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,274 and it contained 1,536 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,274 and it contained 1,536 housing units.
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Interstate 55 passes just southeast of the village limits, with access from Exit 44 west of Mount Olive. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 0.32 square miles (0.83 km 2 ), of which 0.28 square miles (0.73 km 2 ) are land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km 2 ), or 12.35%, are water.
The Union Miners Cemetery is a cemetery in Mount Olive, Illinois. The cemetery is the burial site of labor leader Mary Harris "Mother" Jones. Miners Day has been celebrated on October 12 at the cemetery since 1899. [2] [3] It is the only union-owned cemetery in the United States. [3] [4]
The alignment from Litchfield to Mount Olive was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 2001. [6] This segment is a 9.35-mile (15.05 km) stretch that begins northwest of Mount Olive in southeastern Macoupin County and ends about one mile (1.6 km) north of the intersection of US 66 and IL 16 in Litchfield.
The station is located along historic U.S. Route 66 and is the oldest usable service station on the highway in Illinois. It serves as an example of the house and canopy gas station design. Henry Soulsby built the station in 1926 after an injury forced him to leave the mining industry [ 2 ] and operated it along with his children Russell and Ola ...
Macoupin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census , it had a population of 44,967. [ 1 ] The county seat is Carlinville .