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Welcome to Olga ...

Olga is located in Russell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olga, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Olga is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Olga lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Olga (for example, toward Burnside), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Olga: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Olga ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Olga - they are located in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Olga ...

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

  • Monticello
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Russell Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Albany
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Burkesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Esto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Esto is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
  • Montpelier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Montpelier is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Cundiff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cundiff is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
  • Long Bottom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Long Bottom is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olga ...

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

Adding Olga to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Olga 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 Olga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Olga post office opened in 1905. The Olga post office closed in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olga.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Russell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olga - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Olga area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Olga area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/