Welcome to Olympia ...

Olympia is located in Santa Cruz County<1>.

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

Olympia is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Olympia lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Olympia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Olympia - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Olympia ...

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

• Santa Cruz
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
  • Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Cruz <4>
• Cupertino
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupertino
  • Cupertino is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cupertino <4>
• Watsonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watsonville
  • Watsonville is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watsonville <4>
• Campbell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <4>
• Saratoga
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
  • Saratoga is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <4>
• Los Gatos
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Gatos
  • Los Gatos is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Gatos <4>
• Capitola
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Capitola is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitola <4>
• Monte Sereno
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Sereno
  • Monte Sereno is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monte Sereno <4>
• Glenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
• Paradise Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
  • Paradise Park is located in Santa Cruz 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 Olympia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Olympia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olympia ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/