Welcome to Olinghouse ...
So far, we found very little information about Olinghouse. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Olinghouse to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Olinghouse, please Contact Us.
Olinghouse would have been located within present day Washoe County<2>.
The location of Olinghouse has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Olinghouse was founded in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Olinghouse is 5,710 feet [1,740 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Olinghouse is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Olinghouse was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Olinghouse would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities near Olinghouse ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Olinghouse.
- Sparks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Sparks is located in Washoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106,900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparks <5>
- Fernley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernley
- Fernley is located in Lyon County
- Estimated population in 2015: 19,418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fernley <5>
- Thisby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Clark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clark is located in Storey County
- Wadsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
- Wadsworth is located in Washoe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <5>
- Nixon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Nixon is located in Washoe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixon <5>
- Spanish Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Springs
- Spanish Springs is located in Washoe County
- Lockwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Lockwood is located in Storey County
- Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Darwin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Darwin is located in Lyon 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 Olinghouse. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Olinghouse.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Olinghouse. 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 Olinghouse.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Olinghouse. See our Newspapers Page for Olinghouse.
Adding Olinghouse to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Olinghouse 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 Olinghouse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Olinghouse post office opened in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Olinghouse.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Washoe County: www.co.washoe.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Olinghouse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Washoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olinghouse - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |