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Welcome to Olympia ...

Olympia is located in Bath County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olympia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Olympia is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Olympia: 606

The ZIP code for Olympia: 40358<3>

Communities Also Named Olympia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Olympia - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Olympia ...

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

  • Morehead
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Mount Sterling
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Stanton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jeffersonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Owingsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Camargo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Frenchburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sharpsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Salt Lick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olympia ...

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

Adding Olympia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Olympia post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olympia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Bath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olympia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Olympia). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Olympia or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/