Do you know of Oliver ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Oliver. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Oliver.<1>
Our sources for Oliver (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Oliver other than they indicate that Oliver would be found somewhere in Sac County, Iowa.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1875 and closed in 1878.
Communities Also Named Oliver ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Oliver.
Within Iowa, the name Oliver is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 23 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Oliver [Lauderdale County].
- Arkansas
- Scott County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Oliver [Scott County].
- British Columbia
- Please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Oliver.
- California
- Yuba County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Oliver [Yuba County].
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Screven County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Oliver [Screven County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Posey County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Oliver [Posey County].
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Iberia Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Oliver [Iberia Parish].
- Ouachita Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Oliver [Ouachita Parish].
- Saint Bernard Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Oliver [Saint Bernard Parish].
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Oliver [Tangipahoa Parish].
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Kimball County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Oliver [Kimball County].
- North Carolina
- Johnston County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Oliver [Johnston County].
- Nova Scotia
- Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Oliver.
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Oliver.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Oliver [Allegheny County].
- Fayette County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Oliver [Fayette County].
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- Hanover County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Oliver [Hanover County].
- Wisconsin
- Douglas County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Oliver [Douglas County].
- Alabama
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Oliver ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Oliver:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Article: Index to Abandoned Towns of Iowa
Taken from The Annals of Iowa (Volume 18, Issue 3 - Winter 1932)
Written by: Mott, David C.
More Orphans in Sac County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Sac County.
| Cedar Forks | Mercer |
| Coon Valley | |
| New Albany | |
| Elk Run | |
| Philo | |
| Fletcher | |
| Schoharie | |
| Leota | Southport |
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Oliver could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |