Welcome to Olney ...The city of Olney is located in Richland County<1> and is the County Seat for Richland County. The pronunciation of Olney: AHL-nee<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Olney, you might consider that their post office opened in 1841. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Olney has a population of 8,679 people<3> (see below for details). Olney is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Olney lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Olney (for example, toward Vincennes (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Area Codes for Olney: 618 & 730<5> The ZIP code for Olney: 62450<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Olney had an population of 8,679 people. This is a decrease of 4.78% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.56% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Olney had a population of 9,115 people (which is 56.29% of the total population of Richland County). This makes Olney the county's most populous community. The population of Olney represents 0.07% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 233rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 9,115 people, the population of Olney increased 5.61% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,631 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Olney. Communities Also Named Olney ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Olney - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Olney. Communities near Olney ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Olney.
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 Olney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Olney. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Olney. 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 Olney. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Olney. Our list includes 25 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Olney. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olney ...Looking for more information about Olney? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Olney, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Olney. Adding Olney to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Olney 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 Olney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> For more details, see References and Mentions for Olney. Footnotes ...
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