Olin Township is a non-functioning administrative division of Iredell County,

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, United States. By the requirements of the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, the counties were divided into

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, which included Olin township.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

Geography

Olin township is bounded by Union Grove township on the north, Sharpesburg township on the west,

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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:Lewis, J.D.; * 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) *

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* Olin unincorporated community * Olin United Methodist Church and Cemetery, founded in 1851 * Refuge Church * Siloan Church * Turnersburg, town (1858–present)

References

Townships in Iredell County, North Carolina Townships in North Carolina 1868 establishments in North Carolina {{IredellCountyNC-geo-stub