Olive is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States.

The town is west of Kingston, New York, and is inside the Catskill Park.

A limited edition 1973 commemorative plate, shown below, includes this text on the back: The town of Olive, Ulster County, New York, was taken from Shandaken, Marbletown, and Hurley and erected by law on April 15, 1823.

At that time a name was suggested for the new town by quoting the following verse from the Bible: 'and Noah sent out a Dove from the Ark and when the waters subsided she returned with an Olive leaf in her mouth.'

It was suggested by the Town Historian, Vera Sickler, and designed and executed by Mrs. Tisanne Gardner of Boiceville, N.Y.The creation of the Ashokan Reservoir in 1917 covered some of the communities of Olive.

24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.