Welcome to O'Leary ...

O'Leary is located in Plymouth County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of O'Leary, 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.

O'Leary is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for O'Leary: (712)

Communities Also Named O'Leary ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named O'Leary - they are located in Georgia and Prince Edward Island.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for O'Leary.

Communities near O'Leary ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near O'Leary.

• Le Mars
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Mars have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Mars
  • Le Mars is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Mars <4>
• Moville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moville
  • Moville is located in Woodbury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moville <4>
• Remsen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remsen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsen
  • Remsen is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remsen <4>
• Kingsley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
  • Kingsley is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <4>
• Alton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
• Marcus
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
  • Marcus is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcus <4>
• Lawton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Lawton is located in Woodbury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
• Hinton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <4>
• Merrill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Merrill is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <4>
• Pierson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
  • Pierson is located in Woodbury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for O'Leary ...

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

Adding O'Leary to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of O'Leary 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 O'Leary was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for O'Leary.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Plymouth County: www.co.plymouth.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/