Welcome to Olmitz ...

Olmitz is located in Lucas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olmitz, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Olmitz is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Olmitz is located in the (641) area code.

Communities Also Named Olmitz ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Olmitz - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Olmitz ...

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

• Knoxville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
• Chariton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chariton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
  • Chariton is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chariton <4>
• Albia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
  • Albia is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albia <4>
• Melcher - Dallas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melcher - Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
  • Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
• Russell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
• Lovilia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovilia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilia
  • Lovilia is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovilia <4>
• Bussey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
  • Bussey is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
• Lacona
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacona
  • Lacona is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacona <4>
• Lucas
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Lucas is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
• Williamson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
  • Williamson is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olmitz ...

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

Adding Olmitz to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Olmitz post office opened in 1888.

We also found Olmitz in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olmitz.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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