Olive Heights in Orange CA

Olive, California

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Olive Heights which was Olive California is a small community in the northern part of Orange.  There were originally 63 lots that have been since subdivided into smaller plots.

Olive was originally part of a land grant to Jose Antonio Yorba which he named Rancho San Antonio.  The cities that were originally part of this 62,500 acre Rancho were Olive, Orange, Villa Park, Santa Ana, Tustin, Costa Mesa and
Newport Beach.

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Olive Heights is adjacent to Eisenhower Park which sits to the east.  Olive is home to approximately 200 residents and is one of the best known "little" communities in and around Orange County.  The area has a boundary of Orange-Olive to the west and Lincoln Ave to the south and Eisenhower Park to the East.

The berm that Olive sits atop was created by a developer in the Olive industry sitting about fifty feet higher than the surrounding area.  Olive is said to have gotten it's name from two trees that grew out of the hillside there.  And as you may have noticed, olive trees grow very well here.

Olive was once an olive producing area and then in the late 1890's was identified as a citrus region due to it's rich soil and mild climate.  The Sunkist packing house was originally created as the Olive Heights Citrus Association in 1914.  The plant continued to operate until 1984 when the company merged with the Association in Corona.  A fire gutted the plant in 1988 and was finally razed in 1997.

Olive is small in size and many find it very desirable due to it's rural appeal.  Many of the homes pre-date the 1930's and have deep set backs.  You will also notice a lack of sidewalks and street lamps in the area.  The other benefit of this small community is the little amount of through traffic which helps create a peaceful and quiet neighborhood.

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California was cede to the United States by Mexico with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848.  Many Californios lost their titles to the lands here.  Much of Olive was annexed to Orange in the 1960's but the flavor and character remain in Olive Heights.  

When Olive was proposed for the city name, the postmaster asked for a different name as there was already an Olive California up north.  Lemon, Walnut and Orange were all suggested with Orange being the winning selection.

The children of Olive Heights would go to Olive Elementary School which is part of the OUSD.  Olive Elementary was closed for a short time due to lack of enrollment.  Click the following link for more information on Olive Orange Olive Elementary 

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Keller Williams Realty

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