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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Olga (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Olga. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Olga is located in Webster County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Webster County: Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Laclede & Wright.

Below are the counties that are near Olga. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Olga:

  • Webster County     (The home county of Olga)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olga, with the one closest to Olga listed first.
    • Sarvis Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fordland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Diggins
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Diggins is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
    • Seymour
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rogersville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Crown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Northview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Marshfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Conklin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Niangua
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Niangua is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
    • Elkland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Elkland is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
    • Rader
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olga, with the one closest to Olga listed first.
    • Elkhead
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bruner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bruner is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
    • Velsor ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oldfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oldfield is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
    • Sparta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sparta is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <1>
    • Pembina
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Linden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Chadwick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ozark
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Garrison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Garrison is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
    • Cassidy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Fremont Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
  • Dallas County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olga, with the one closest to Olga listed first.
    • Johns Mills ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
    • Arden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Bank
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ava
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rome
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Smallett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Olathia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Squires
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Squires is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olga, with the one closest to Olga listed first.
    • Turners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Turners is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
    • Mumford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Strafford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sequiota
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Langston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Langston is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
    • Springfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Fair Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Battlefield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Battlefield is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
    • Brookline Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Brookline
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Brookline is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
  • Laclede County
  • Ozark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olga, with the one closest to Olga listed first.
    • Foil
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wasola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit City is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Thornfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Noble
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olga, with the one closest to Olga listed first.
    • Tin Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodnight
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Goodnight is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
      • Goodnight has also been known as:
      • Goodnight village
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olga, with the one closest to Olga listed first.
    • Ponce de Leon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
    • White City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • White City is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Taney County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olga, with the one closest to Olga listed first.
    • Bradleyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bradleyville is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
    • McClurg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • McClurg is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
    • Taneyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Taneyville is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Day
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kissee Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Merriam Woods
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
    • Walnut Shade
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
    • Bull Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bull Creek is located in Taney County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
    • Forsyth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockaway Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wright County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Olga, see our County-by-County Page for Olga.

Cemeteries Near Olga ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Olga.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Olga - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Olga covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Olga, with the one closest to Olga listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Olga had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Olga, with the one closest to Olga listed first.

  • Johns Mills ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
  • Sarvis Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Elkhead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fordland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dogwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dogwood is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
  • Diggins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Diggins is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Velsor ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Seymour
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Arden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Henderson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Henderson is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Palmetto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Palmetto is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Olga. See our List of 1890's Communities around Olga.

Newspapers Published in Olga ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Olga.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Olga, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Olga.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Olga:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Olga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Olga) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.