Welcome to Olmstead ...

Olmstead is located in Logan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olmstead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

Olmstead is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Olmstead: (270)

The ZIP code for Olmstead: 42265<4>

Communities Also Named Olmstead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Olmstead - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Utah.

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

Communities near Olmstead ...

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

• Springfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Robertson County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Russellville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <5>
• Elkton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <5>
• Guthrie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Guthrie is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie <5>
• Auburn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <5>
• Orlinda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlinda
  • Orlinda is located in Robertson County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orlinda <5>
• Adairville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adairville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adairville
  • Adairville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adairville <5>
• Pembroke
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <5>
• Lewisburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <5>
• Adams
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Robertson County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olmstead ...

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

Adding Olmstead to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Olmstead 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 Olmstead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Olmstead post office opened in 1862.

We also found Olmstead in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olmstead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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