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Welcome to Olberg ...

Olberg is located in Pinal County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Olberg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

Olberg is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Olberg lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Communities near Olberg ...

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

  • Chandler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilbert
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Casa Grande
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Queen Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Florence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Coolidge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Blackwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
    • Blackwater is located in Pinal County
  • Chandler Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Santan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santan
    • Santan is located in Pinal County
  • Stotonic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotonic
    • Stotonic is located in Pinal County
    • Stotonic has also been known as:
    • Stetonic
    • Stotonik

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 Olberg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Olberg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Olberg. 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 Olberg.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olberg ...

Looking for more information about Olberg? 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 Olberg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Olberg.

Adding Olberg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Olberg 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 Olberg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Olberg post office opened in 1927.

We also found Olberg on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olberg.

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

The official website for Pinal County: www.co.pinal.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Pinal, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olberg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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