Welcome to Olena ...

Olena is located in Huron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olena, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Olena is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Olena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Olena - they are located in Arkansas and Illinois.

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

Communities near Olena ...

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

• Norwalk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <3>
• Shelby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <3>
• Oberlin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
  • Oberlin is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <3>
• Bellevue
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <3>
• Huron
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Huron is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <3>
• Willard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <3>
• Wellington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <3>
• New London
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <3>
• Plymouth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
• Greenwich
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Greenwich is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwich <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olena ...

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

Adding Olena to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Olena post office opened in 1849.

We also found Olena in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Huron County: www.hccommissioners.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/