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Welcome to Oglesby ...

Oglesby is located in Elbert County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oglesby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Oglesby is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Oglesby: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Oglesby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Oglesby - they are located in Illinois, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Oglesby ...

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

  • Dalton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dalton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
  • Hartwell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Elberton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Madison Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison Springs is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
    • Former name for Madison Springs:
    • Alexanderville
  • Royston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Edinburg ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Edinburg is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
  • Comer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Comer is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comer <4>
  • Winterville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crawford
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Oglesby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oglesby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oglesby ...

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

Adding Oglesby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oglesby 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 (so far) for Oglesby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oglesby post office opened in 1892. The Oglesby post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oglesby.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Elbert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oglesby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Oglesby area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Oglesby area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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