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Welcome to Olinger ...

Olinger is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olinger, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Olinger is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Olinger: 417

Communities Also Named Olinger ...

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

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

Communities near Olinger ...

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

  • Mount Vernon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ash Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Greenfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lockwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lockwood is located in Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Walnut Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Golden City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Miller
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Everton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dadeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stotts City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stotts City is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 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 Olinger. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Olinger.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olinger ...

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

Adding Olinger to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Olinger 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 Olinger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Olinger post office opened in 1902. The Olinger post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olinger.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olinger - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/