page_title: Olin Township, Iredell County, North Carolina
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Olin Township, Iredell County, North Carolina / History
caption_attribution_description: English: created from original map from 1917 by N.R. Kinney; Printed in color, mounted on linen. Townships designated by color. Map shows school districts, mills, churches, retail stores, rural mail routes, African American churches, townships, landowners, schools, African American schools, dairies, tenants, and railroads including the Southern Railway and the "Proposed Statesville Air Line Railway." Townships shown include New Hope, Union Grove, Eagle Mills, Sharpsburg, Olin, Turnersburg, Concord, Bethany, Cool Springs, Shiloh, Statesville, Chambersburg, Fallstown, Barringers, Davidson, and Coddle Creek.
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: 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)
caption: Olin Township in 1917
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