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Welcome to Ollie ...

Ollie is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ollie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Ollie is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ollie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ollie: 251

Communities Also Named Ollie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Ollie - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana and Texas.

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

Communities near Ollie ...

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

  • Monroeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Frisco City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Excel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
    • Excel is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Beatrice
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beatrice have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatrice
    • Beatrice is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beatrice <3>
  • Repton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Repton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Repton
    • Repton is located in Conecuh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Repton <3>
  • Bermuda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Megargel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Perdue Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Peterman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ollie ...

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

Adding Ollie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ollie post office opened in 1894.

We also found Ollie on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ollie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ollie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/