Welcome to Ogle ...

Ogle is located in Clay County<1>.

The location of Ogle has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Ogle is within the boundaries of the (606) area code.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbourville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
  • Barbourville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barbourville <4>
• Pineville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Bell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <4>
• Manchester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Goose Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
  • Goose Rock is located in Clay County
• Woollum
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woollum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
  • Woollum is located in Knox County
• Ashers Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashers Fork
  • Ashers Fork is located in Clay County
• Garrard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
  • Garrard is located in Clay County
• Hima
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
  • Hima is located in Clay County
• Scalf
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scalf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
  • Scalf is located in Knox County
• Bush
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
  • Bush is located in Laurel County

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 for Ogle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Ogle on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ogle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/