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Welcome to Oella ...

Oella is located in Baltimore County<1>.

Oella was established in 1808.

Oella is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Oella: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Oella ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Oella, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Oella ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Laurel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Sykesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Laytonsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Brookeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Arbutus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Beechfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechfield
  • Franklintown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklintown is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklintown
  • Windsor Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Windsor Mill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mill
  • Woodlawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodlawn is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oella ...

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

Adding Oella to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oella post office opened in 1887. The Oella post office closed in 1968.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oella.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oella - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Oella area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Oella 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/