Welcome to Olean ...

Olean is located in Giles County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olean, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

When the people of Olean refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Oleander<3>

Olean is 1,880 feet [573 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Olean: (540)

Communities Also Named Olean ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Olean - they are located in Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska (2) and New York.

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

Communities near Olean ...

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

• Blacksburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <5>
• Radford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Radford is located in Radford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <5>
• Pearisburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
  • Pearisburg is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <5>
• Narrows
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Narrows is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <5>
• Pembroke
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <5>
• Athens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
• Rich Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
  • Rich Creek is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <5>
• Peterstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
  • Peterstown is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <5>
• Union
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
• Oakvale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
  • Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olean ...

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

Adding Olean to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Olean post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olean.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Giles County: www.gilescounty.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/