Welcome to Olmstedville ...

Olmstedville is located in the Adirondacks.

Olmstedville is located in Essex County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olmstedville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Olmstedville is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Olmstedville: (518)

Communities near Olmstedville ...

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

• Pottersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
  • Pottersville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottersville <4>
• Holcombville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcombville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville
  • Holcombville is located in Warren County
• Loch Muller
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
  • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
• Riparius
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riparius
  • Riparius is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riparius <4>
• Adirondack
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adirondack
  • Adirondack is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adirondack <4>
• Wevertown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wevertown
  • Wevertown is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wevertown <4>
• Johnsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
  • Johnsburg is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsburg <4>
• Brant Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake
  • Brant Lake is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brant Lake <4>
• Severance
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
  • Severance is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Severance <4>
• Blue Ridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
  • Blue Ridge is located in Essex 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 Olmstedville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Olmstedville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olmstedville ...

Looking for more information about Olmstedville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Olmstedville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Olmstedville.

Adding Olmstedville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Olmstedville 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 Olmstedville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Olmstedville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olmstedville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/