Welcome to Olena ...

Olena is located in Arkansas County<1>.

The location of Olena has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olena, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Olena is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Olena lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Olena lies within the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Olena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Olena - they are located in Illinois and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Olena.

Communities near Olena ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Olena.

• Stuttgart
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
  • Stuttgart is located in Arkansas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuttgart <4>
• De Witt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Arkansas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <4>
• Gillett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
  • Gillett is located in Arkansas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gillett <4>
• Humphrey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
  • Humphrey is located in Arkansas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humphrey <4>
• Almyra
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyra
  • Almyra is located in Arkansas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almyra <4>
• Saint Charles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Arkansas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <4>
• Ulm
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
  • Ulm is located in Prairie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
• Bayou Meto
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
  • Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
• Casscoe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casscoe
  • Casscoe is located in Arkansas County
• Crockett's Bluff
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
  • Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Olena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Olena.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Olena. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Olena.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Olena. See our Newspapers Page for Olena.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olena ...

Looking for more information about Olena? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Olena, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Olena.

Adding Olena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Olena in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Olena was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Olena. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/