Welcome to Olnes ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olnes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

Olnes is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Olnes lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Olnes: 907

Communities Also Named Olnes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Olnes - it's located in Nebraska.

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

Communities near Olnes ...

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

• Fairbanks
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbanks <2>
• Fox
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox <2>
• College
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College
• Ester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ester
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ester <2>
• Chena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chena
• Badger
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
• Two Rivers
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Two Rivers <2>
• North Pole
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pole
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Pole <2>
• Pleasant Valley
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Valley <2>
• Moose Creek
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moose Creek <2>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Olnes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Olnes.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olnes ...

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

Adding Olnes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Olnes 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 Olnes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Olnes post office opened in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olnes.