• Source: Olin Township, Iredell County, North Carolina

    • 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.


    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:

    Charles Post Office (1899-1951)
    Ebenezer Academy (1823-1900)
    Fairmont Church
    Friendship Church
    Gethsemane Baptist Church
    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
    New Institute (1852-1856)
    North Iredell High School
    Olin unincorporated community
    Olin United Methodist Church and Cemetery, founded in 1851
    Refuge Church
    Siloan Church
    Turnersburg, town (1858–present)


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