Olin Township, Iredell County, North Carolina Explained
| Official Name: | Olin Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Name2: | Iredell |
| Government Type: | non-functioning administrative division |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1868 |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 30.1 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 29.87 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.23 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 1840 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 61.6 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Olin Township is a non-functioning administrative division of Iredell County, North Carolina, United States. By the requirements of the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, the counties were divided into townships, which included Olin township.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Geography
Olin township is bounded by Union Grove township on the north, Sharpesburg township on the west, Bethany and Cool Springs townships on the south, and Turnersburg township on the east. The South Yadkin River flows on the border of Olin township on the south and east.
Interstate 77 runs north–south through Olin township.
History
The following are or have been located in Olin township:[2] [5]
- Charles Post Office (1899-1951)[6]
- Ebenezer Academy (1823-1900)[2]
- Fairmont Church
- Friendship Church
- Gethsemane Baptist Church[7]
- Hebron Baptist Church
- Moss Chapel Methodist Church and Cemetery, founded in about 1800
- Mount Sinai Church
- Mount Vernon Baptist Church and Cemetery, founded in 1836[8]
- New Institute (1852-1856)[6]
- North Iredell High School[9]
- Olin unincorporated community
- Olin United Methodist Church and Cemetery, founded in 1851
- Refuge Church
- Siloan Church
- Turnersburg, town (1858–present)[6]
35.9253°N -80.8622°W
Notes and References
- Web site: North Carolina Constitution of 1868. February 26, 2019.
- Keever, Homer M.; Iredell Piedmont County, with illustrations by Louise Gilbert and maps by Mildred Jenkins Miller, published for the Iredell County Bicentennial Commission by Brady Printing Company from type set by the Statesville Record and Landmark, copyright, November 1976, by Homer M. Keever
- The Heritage of Iredell County, 1980, published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 28677,, 642 pages with index
- The Heritage of Iredell County, NC Vol II, 2000, published by the Genealogical Society of Iredell County, PO Box 946, Statesville, North Carolina 29866, LC # 00-110956, 574 pages with index
- Lewis, J.D.; Web site: Iredell County Towns with Post Offices. January 31, 2019.
- Web site: Iredell County Post Offices. J.D. Lewis. Feb 11, 2018.
- Google Maps
- Web site: Mount Vernon Baptist Church. Feb 11, 2019.
- Web site: North Iredell High School. February 11, 2019.
