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Welcome to Olmitz ...

Olmitz is located in Lucas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olmitz, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Olmitz is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Olmitz: 641

Communities Also Named Olmitz ...

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

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

Communities near Olmitz ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Chariton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Albia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Melcher - Dallas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
  • Russell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lovilia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Bussey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bussey is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Lacona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lucas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lucas is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Williamson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olmitz ...

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

Adding Olmitz to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Olmitz 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 Olmitz was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Olmitz post office opened in 1888. The Olmitz post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olmitz.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Lucas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olmitz - 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>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/