Welcome to Olga ...

Olga is located in Russell County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olga, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Olga is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Olga (for example, toward Burnside), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Olga: (270)

Communities Also Named Olga ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Olga - they are located in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Olga ...

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

• Monticello
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Columbia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Russell Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Springs
  • Russell Springs is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell Springs <4>
• Albany
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Jamestown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Burkesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkesville
  • Burkesville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkesville <4>
• Montpelier
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Adair County
• Cundiff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
  • Cundiff is located in Adair County
• Long Bottom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
  • Long Bottom is located in Russell County
• Glens Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Fork
  • Glens Fork is located in Adair 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 Olga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Olga.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olga ...

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

Adding Olga to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Olga post office opened in 1905.

We also found Olga on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olga.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/