West Olive, Michigan is mainly situated on the east side of US-31 (West Olive Road) and accessed via Fillmore Street, Stanton Street, Taylor Street, and Croswell Street.
As an unincorporated community in Michigan, West Olive does not have defined boundaries, so it is likely that people outside of this area, including those on the east side of US-31, consider themselves to be in West Olive, as well, especially since the West Olive post office serves the northern and western parts of Olive Township, as well as most of Port Sheldon Township and the southern parts of Grand Haven and Robinson townships.
West Olive is an unincorporated community on the western boundary of Olive Township with Port Sheldon Township. It is in Ottawa County, in the lower western portion of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, not far from Lake Michigan. The Pigeon River is to the south.
Incorporated cities and villages within twenty-five miles of West Olive include Grand Haven, Holland, Ferrysburg, Spring Lake, Zeeland, Hudsonville, Norton Shores, Grandville, Roosevelt Park, Douglas, Coopersville, Muskegon, Saugatuck, and Wyoming, while the unincorporated communities of Agnew, Port Sheldon, Crisp, Noordeloos, and Robinson are within ten miles.
West Olive is a small community with a concentrated residential area east of US-31. Its main residential area has a couple of churches and a Christian school, but few commercial businesses and no industry other than nurseries, agricultural businesses, and storage facilities.
For the purpose of categorization, we will include online resources for businesses, churches, and other entities outside of this area when they are in the surrounding region, have a West Olive postal address and are not clearly in another community.
R.M. Paget founded the community in 1870. A post office was established on November 8 of that year, with John P. Hanchett as postmaster. In 1884, West Olive became a junction point for the Chicago & Western Michigan (Pere Marquette) Railroad, off its line reaching the Consumers Energy J.H. Campbell Power Generating Facility, for which it transports coal shipments. However, the JH Campbell Power Plant is scheduled to be closed by 2040, or by 2025 if an early closure date is approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission.
As West Olive, Michigan is the focus of this portion of our web guide, online resources for governmental facilities, businesses, industries, schools, places of worship, organizations, attractions, events, entertainment venues, or recreational opportunities within the community, or a wider area utilizing the West Olive post office, are appropriate for this category.
Recommended Resources
Situated along Lake Michigan Drive in West Olive, Michigan, the blueberry farm features an in-market bakery specializing in blueberry baked products, as well as an ice cream shop with hand-dipped ice cream, frozen yogurt, and fruit smoothies, and you-pick blueberries while in season. Its location and contacts are posted on the site, which includes an online shopping area offering corporate gifts, wholesale blueberries, blueberry spreads, blueberry candies, and other blueberry products.
https://eatberrysmart.com/
Specializing in residential and commercial excavation services, the company primarily serves West Olive, Grand Haven, Holland, Hudsonville, Saugatuck, Douglas, Zeeland, and Grand Rapids, providing such services as driveways, retaining walls, septic systems, and land clearing, as well as general contracting for commercial jobs, soil erosion, manhole services, and storm drains. Also available is the delivery of topsoil, sand, slag, and crushed stone. Contacts are posted.
https://dennysexcavating.com/
Affiliated with the Alliance of Reformed Churches, the mid-sized rural church Is in Robinson Township, with members from Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, Grandville, Holland, Hudsonville, Jenison, West Olive, and Zeeland, Michigan. Offering a wide range of ministries within the church and in the community, the congregation's schedules, ministries, and a calendar of events are posted on the site. Sunday services may be attended in person or through live-stream media, and a sermon archive is included.
https://www.lifetreecommunitychurch.org/
The West Olive, Michigan church is affiliated with the Alliance of Reformed Churches, and its site features a brief description of the denomination, with links to the organizational site. Located on Stanton Street, the church includes a nursery for infants and toddlers, with a program for 3-5-year-old children, as well as classes for school-age children, through high school. Service schedules, a calendar of events, service opportunities, and an overview of its ministries is included.
https://www.ottawareformed.org/
The congregation meets at its facilities on Stanton Street in West Olive, Michigan on Sunday mornings and at other times according to its calendar of events. The address, office hours, telephone number, and email address are posted on the site, and its ministries and programs are discussed. The church began in 1993 as Grace Church of West Ottawa, moving to its current location shortly afterward. Its history is told here, along with an introduction to its doctrine and practices.
https://summitwestolive.org/
West Olive Christian Reformed Church
Meeting on Sunday mornings for worship, using a blended service with traditional and contemporary hymns and worship songs, The congregation meets at its facilities on 1st Avenue in West Olive, Michigan. Its address, a map, telephone number, and email address are posted, and those interested in attending may sign up to get directions via text message. Its mission, values, and doctrinal statement are provided, along with an introduction to the congregation's pastor, and a video sermon archive.
https://westolivechurch.faithlifesites.com/
