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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Olio (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Olio. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Olio is located in Hamilton County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hamilton County: Boone, Clinton, Hancock, Madison, Marion & Tipton.

Below are the counties that are near Olio. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Olio:

  • Hamilton County     (The home county of Olio)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olio, with the one closest to Olio listed first.
    • Luxhaven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fishers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bridgewater
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarksville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Durbin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Noblesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Monterey Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
    • Strawtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Newark Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
    • Cicero
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carmel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Carmel is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <1>
    • North Ridge Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olio, with the one closest to Olio listed first.
    • Eagle Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Village is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Zionsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Gadsden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Whitestown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Elizaville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lebanon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Ulen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Ulen is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Northfield Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Northfield Village is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
    • Stringtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olio, with the one closest to Olio listed first.
    • Kirklin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Scircleville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Delaware County
  • Grant County
  • Hancock County
  • Hendricks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olio, with the one closest to Olio listed first.
    • Brownsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Avon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittsboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olio, with the one closest to Olio listed first.
    • Middletown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Grant City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Kennard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Kennard is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Cadiz
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Greensboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Greensboro is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Knightstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sulphur Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Ogden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spiceland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Foley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Mount Summit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Dunreith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olio, with the one closest to Olio listed first.
    • Rocklane
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Rocklane is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
    • Greenwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • New Whiteland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
    • Smith Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Needham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Whiteland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Stones Crossing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kosciusko County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olio, with the one closest to Olio listed first.
    • Ingalls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fishersburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Fishersburg is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
    • Lapel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lapel is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapel <1>
    • Pendleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Perkinsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Edgewood Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
    • Edgewood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgewood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
    • River Forest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • River Forest is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Western Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Western Village is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
    • Markleville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Anderson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodlawn Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olio, with the one closest to Olio listed first.
    • Castleton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawrence
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cumberland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Meridian Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
    • Williams Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Williams Creek is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
    • North Crows Nest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Warren Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Warren Park is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
    • Crows Nest
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Crows Nest is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Rocky Ripple
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Spring Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wynnedale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wynnedale is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Wolfington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Rush County
  • Shelby County
  • Tipton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olio, with the one closest to Olio listed first.
    • East Union
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • East Union is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
    • Hobbs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jericho ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tipton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Goldsmith
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Windfall City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Windfall City is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
    • Windfall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Kempton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kempton is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Nevada
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Sharpsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Groomsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Olio, see our County-by-County Page for Olio.

Cemeteries Near Olio ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Olio.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Olio - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Olio covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Olio, with the one closest to Olio listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Olio had a population of 10 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Olio, with the one closest to Olio listed first.

  • Fishers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • McCordsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Woodbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fortville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • New Britton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • New Britton is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britton
  • Alfont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Alfont is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfont
  • Durbin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Noblesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oaklandon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lapel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lapel is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapel <1>
  • Fishersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fishersburg is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Castleton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawrence
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Comfort
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Mount Comfort is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Comfort

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Olio. See our List of 1890's Communities around Olio.

Newspapers Published in Olio ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Olio.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Olio, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Olio.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Olio:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Olio, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Olio) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.