Welcome to Olga ...

Olga is located in Hamilton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olga, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

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

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

Area Codes for Olga: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Olga ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Olga - they are located in Arizona, California, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Olga ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Benton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Eldorado
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Eldorado is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <4>
• McLeansboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansboro
  • McLeansboro is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansboro <4>
• Norris City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris City
  • Norris City is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris City <4>
• Galatia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
  • Galatia is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galatia <4>
• Enfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <4>
• Thompsonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Thompsonville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsonville <4>
• Dahlgren
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
  • Dahlgren is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlgren <4>
• Belle Rive
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Rive have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Rive
  • Belle Rive is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Rive <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olga ...

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

Adding Olga to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Olga 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 Olga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Olga post office opened in 1886.

We also found Olga in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olga.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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