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Welcome to Olioville ...

Olioville is located in Lawrence County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Olioville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Olioville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Time Zone: Olioville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Olioville: (606)

Communities near Olioville ...

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

  • Grayson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenova
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
    • Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <3>
  • Louisa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Catlettsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Wayne is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <3>
  • Ceredo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
    • Ceredo is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceredo <3>
  • Fort Gay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Blaine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenwood ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
  • Goldie ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goldie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
    • Goldie is located in Lawrence 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 Olioville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Olioville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olioville ...

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

Adding Olioville to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Olioville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Olioville post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olioville.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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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