Welcome to Oolite ...

Oolite is located in Meade County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oolite, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Oolite is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Oolite (for example, toward Troy (IN)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Oolite is located in the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Oolite ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Oolite - it's located in Florida.

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

Communities near Oolite ...

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

• Corydon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
  • Corydon is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <4>
• Brandenburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg
  • Brandenburg is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandenburg <4>
• Irvington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• Muldraugh
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldraugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldraugh
  • Muldraugh is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldraugh <4>
• West Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• Milltown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Milltown is located in Crawford County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milltown <4>
• Lanesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
  • Lanesville is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesville <4>
• Leavenworth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Crawford County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <4>
• Elizabeth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <4>
• Ekron
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
  • Ekron is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 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 Oolite. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oolite.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oolite ...

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

Adding Oolite to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oolite post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oolite.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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