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Welcome to Ogle ...

Ogle is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ogle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Ogle is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ogle lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ogle: 606

Communities Also Named Ogle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ogle - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Ogle ...

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

  • Barbourville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pineville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Manchester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Goose Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Goose Rock is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
  • Woollum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Woollum is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
  • Ashers Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
  • Garrard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Garrard is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
  • Hima
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hima is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
  • Scalf
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Scalf is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
  • Bush
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bush is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ogle ...

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

Adding Ogle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ogle post office opened in 1893. The Ogle post office closed in 1983.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ogle.

Footnotes ...

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