Flanders in Morris County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mount Olive Village

Photographed by Raymond Siwek, October 3, 2020

1. Mount Olive Village Marker

Inscription. Here in 1768, on land donated by James Heaton, Baptists shared a log church with Presbyterians. The churches they built in the 1850's stand on either side of the 1837 Mount Olive Academy. The village was at the center of the Mount Olive Township, formed from Roxbury in 1871.

Erected by Morris Country Heritage Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 40° 51.064′ N, 74° 44.023′ W. Marker is in Flanders, New Jersey, in Morris County. It is at the intersection of Flanders-Drakestown Rd. and Mt. Olive Rd., on the right when traveling west on Flanders-Drakestown Rd.. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 131 Flanders-Drakestown Rd, Flanders NJ 07836, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Jersey

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Flanders-Drakestown Road Stone Arch Bridge (approx. 1.1 miles away); Budd Lake Community (approx. 1.6 miles away); Flanders Historic District (approx. 2.1 miles away); Drakestown (approx. 2.6 miles away); Bartleyville (approx. 2.6 miles away); Cary Station

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

(approx. 2.9 miles away); Daniel Cary House - 1771 (approx. 2.9 miles away); Morris & Essex Line – Netcong Station (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Flanders.

Also see . . . Morris County Heritage Commission. (Submitted on October 10, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Raymond Siwek, October 3, 2020

2. Mount Olive Village Marker

Photographed by Raymond Siwek, October 3, 2020

3. Mount Olive Village Marker

Photographed by Raymond Siwek, October 3, 2020

4. Mount Olive Village Marker

Photographed by Raymond Siwek, October 3, 2020

5. Mount Olive Village Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2020, by Raymond Siwek of Morristown, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 543 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 4, 2020, by Raymond Siwek of Morristown, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.