Do you know of Oliphant ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Oliphant. 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 Oliphant.<1>

Our sources for Oliphant (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 Oliphant other than they indicate that Oliphant would be found somewhere in Pike County, Indiana.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1890 and closed  in 1903.

Communities Also Named Oliphant ...

We found one communities that share the name Oliphant.

Within Indiana, the name Oliphant is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Oliphant in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Oliphant.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Oliphant ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Oliphant:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Oliphant - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Pike County ...

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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 Pike County.