Olive is an unincorporated parcel of about 25 acres surrounded by the city of Orange, California, USA. The development is located along Lincoln Avenue between Eisenhower Park and Orange-Olive Avenue. This area is in the northern part of the city of Orange, and is two miles west of Anaheim Hills, as well as close to the Anaheim border. It is set on a small berm (about 50 feet higher than the surrounding area) of land, and was created in 1887 by a developer in the Olive industry. Since this creation, many of the 63 lots have been subdivided, and are now at a minimum of 1/4 acre, which is county code for the area. A condo project is threatening the integrity of the community, as is the city of Orange's attempts to incorporate the area into the City of Orange. At under 200 residents, it is one of the smallest islands in Orange County to be recognized with a name of reputation. Nickname: Plaza City Motto: A Slice of Old Town Charm Location of Orange within Orange County, California. ... Anaheim Hills is a residential community encompassing the eastern portions of the city of Anaheim, in Orange County, California. ... Anaheim is a city in Orange County, south_west California, a part of the greater Los Angeles conurbation to the east of Long Beach. ...

Many of the residents here consider themselves to like the more rural appeal of the community. The area lacks sidewalks, and has homes that were constructed pre-1930's for the most part set deep on their lots. Although it is very small in size, there is no through traffic in the community often only keeping the area convenient for its residents. It is marked only by the entrance that says "Olive Heights" at the corner of Palm Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. The students that live here attend Olive Elementary, which temporarily closed in the 1990's due to lack of enrollment.

History

Members of the Tongva and Juaneño/Luiseño nations long inhabited this area. After the 1769 expedition of Gaspar de Portolà, a Spanish expedition led by Father Junipero Serra named the area Vallejo de Santa Ana (Valley of Saint Anne). On November 1, 1776, Mission San Juan Capistrano became the areas first permanent European settlement in Alta California, New Spain. Gabrieleno Native American women Tongva may also refer to the Tongva language. ... The Juaneño or Acjachemem are a Native American group from Southern California. ... The Luiseño are a Native American people who at the time of the first contacts with the Spanish in the 16th century inhabited the coastal area of southern California, ranging 50 miles from the southern part of Los Angeles County, California to the northern part of San Diego County... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Gaspar de Portolà (circa 1717 – aft. ... Blessed Junípero Serra (November 24, 1713 - August 28, 1784) was a Spanish Franciscan who founded the California mission chain. ... Year 1776 (MDCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded on All Saints Day (November 1), 1776. ... This article is about the continent. ... Alta California (Upper California) was formed in 1804 when the province of California, then a part of the Spanish colony of New Spain, was divided in two along the line separating the Franciscan missions in the north from the Dominican missions in the south. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In 1801, the Spanish Empire granted 62,500 acres to Jose Antonio Yorba, which he named Rancho San Antonio. Yorba's great rancho included the lands where the cities of Olive, Orange, Villa Park, Santa Ana, Tustin, Costa Mesa and Newport Beach stand today. Smaller ranchos evolved from this large rancho including the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Military flag of the Spanish Empire from the 16th century up to 1843. ... José Antonio Yorba (1746-1825), known also as Don José Antonio Yorba I, was one of the important early settlers of Spanish California (then known as Alta California). ... Binomial name Olea europaea L. 19th century illustration The Olive (Olea europaea) is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean region, from Lebanon and the maritime parts of Asia Minor and northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian... Look up orange in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Villa Park, in Birmingham, England; is the stadium at which Aston Villa Football Club play their home games. ... Santa Ana is the Spanish-language name of Saint Anne, the mother of Mary, the mother of Jesus. ... Tustin may refer to: Tustin, California Tustin, Michigan This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Costa Mesa is a city located in Orange County, California. ... City Incorporation September 1, 1906 City Tree Coral Tree City flower Bougainvillea Mayor Steven Bromberg County Orange County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water 50. ...

After the Mexican-American war, Alta California was ceded to the United States by México with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, and many Californios lost titles to their lands. Combatants United States Mexico Commanders Zachary Taylor Winfield Scott Stephen W. Kearney Antonio López de Santa Anna Mariano Arista Pedro de Ampudia Strength 7,000 - 43,000 18,000 - 40,000 Casualties KIA: 1,733 Total dead: 13,283 Wounded: 4,152 25,000 killed or wounded (Mexican government... Mexico or, in Spanish, México, is: Mexico, a federal republic in North America Mexico City, that countrys capital city Mexican Federal District, the federal district containing that capital city Estado de México (State of Mexico), one of that republics 31 constituent states Mexico is also the... The Mexican Cession (red) and the Gadsden Purchase (orange) The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was the peace treaty that ended the Mexican-American War (1846–1848). ... Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... A Californio was a Spanish-speaking inhabitant of Alta California who lived there when it was a part of Mexico, before it was taken by the United States after the Mexican-American War. ...

In 1875, when American settlers were considering renaming the town of Richland, Olive was one of the proposed names, along with Lemon, Walnut, and Orange. When the city was renamed Orange, California, the other three names were assigned to streets in the new town. Orange Olive Rd. roughly bisects the Olive community. Nickname: Plaza City Motto: A Slice of Old Town Charm Location of Orange within Orange County, California. ...

Notable residents

• Major League Baseball pitcher Russ Heman. (b. February 10, 1933)

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External links

• Olive Through the Ages - History of Olive, CA
• In the Orange County Register, November 13th, 2006

Coordinates: 33°50′10″N, 117°50′46″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...