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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 Olney (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 Olney. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Olney is located in Lincoln County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Calhoun (IL), Montgomery, Pike, Saint Charles & Warren.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Olney)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olney, with the one closest to Olney listed first.
    • Corso
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corso have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
      • Corso is located in Lincoln County
    • Truxton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
      • Truxton is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Louisville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
      • Louisville is located in Lincoln County
    • Mackville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
      • Mackville is located in Lincoln County
    • Hawk Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Point
      • Hawk Point is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawk Point <2>
    • Silex
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silex have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
      • Silex is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • Cave
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
      • Cave is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Briscoe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
      • Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
    • Davis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Lincoln County
    • Whiteside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
      • Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Auburn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Lincoln County
    • Troy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
    • Moscow Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Audrain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olney, with the one closest to Olney listed first.
    • Vandalia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Martinsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Audrain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <2>
    • Farber
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
      • Farber is located in Audrain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Laddonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laddonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddonia
      • Laddonia is located in Audrain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laddonia <2>
    • Rush Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
      • Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Benton City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
      • Benton City is located in Audrain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Callaway County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olney, with the one closest to Olney listed first.
    • Berger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Etlah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
      • Etlah is located in Franklin County
  • Gasconade County
    • Hermann
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermann have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermann
      • Hermann is located in Gasconade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermann <2>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olney, with the one closest to Olney listed first.
    • Gamma
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
      • Gamma is located in Montgomery County
    • Bellflower
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellflower have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
      • Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Middletown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Montgomery City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery City
      • Montgomery City is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery City <2>
    • Jonesburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
      • Jonesburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 698 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesburg <2>
    • High Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
      • High Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Hill <2>
    • New Florence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Florence
      • New Florence is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Florence <2>
    • Wellsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
      • Wellsville is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,133 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <2>
    • Danville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>
    • Big Spring
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
      • Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
    • McKittrick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKittrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKittrick
      • McKittrick is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKittrick <2>
    • Americus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
      • Americus is located in Montgomery County
    • Rhineland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olney, with the one closest to Olney listed first.
    • Ashley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
      • Ashley is located in Pike County
    • Cyrene
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
      • Cyrene is located in Pike County
    • Eolia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
      • Eolia is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eolia <2>
    • New Harmony
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
      • New Harmony is located in Pike County
    • Bowling Green
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Curryville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
      • Curryville is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Tarrants
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarrants have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
      • Tarrants is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
    • Calumet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
      • Calumet is located in Pike County
    • Sledd
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sledd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
      • Sledd is located in Pike County
    • Paynesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Paynesville is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Annada
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
      • Annada is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Clarksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
    • Louisiana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Saint Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olney, with the one closest to Olney listed first.
    • Foristell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foristell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foristell
      • Foristell is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foristell <2>
    • Flint Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
      • Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
    • Wentzville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Josephville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
      • Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olney, with the one closest to Olney listed first.
    • Pendleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Pendleton is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Warrenton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
      • Warrenton is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <2>
    • Truesdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
      • Truesdale is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
    • Wright City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Innsbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Innsbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
      • Innsbrook is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Innsbrook has also been known as:
      • Innsbrook village
    • Treloar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treloar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treloar
      • Treloar is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treloar <2>
  • Calhoun County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Olney, with the one closest to Olney listed first.
    • Gilead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
    • Hamburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Calhoun County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <2>
    • Star City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
      • Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
    • Belleview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
      • Belleview is located in Calhoun County (IL)
    • Mozier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mozier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozier
      • Mozier is located in Calhoun County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mozier <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Olney ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Olney.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Olney, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Olney.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Olney:

Cemeteries Near Olney ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Olney.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Olney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olney Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Parson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parson Cemetery
  • Owings Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owings Cemetery
  • Old Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Liberty Cemetery
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
  • Truxton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Truxton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Truxton Cemetery
  • Kimler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimler Cemetery
  • Anson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anson Cemetery
  • Mabry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mabry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mabry Cemetery
  • Berger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berger Cemetery
  • Anson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (286 more) ...
    • Owings - Pennington Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owings - Pennington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owings - Pennington Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • McDonald Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Olney had a population of 128 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Fairview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Lincoln County
  • Corso
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corso have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
    • Corso is located in Lincoln County
  • Gamma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
    • Gamma is located in Montgomery County
  • Truxton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
    • Truxton is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Millwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Millwood is located in Lincoln County
  • New Hartford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
    • New Hartford is located in Pike County
  • Bellflower
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellflower have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
    • Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
  • Louisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
    • Louisville is located in Lincoln County
  • Morsey ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morsey
    • Morsey is located in Warren County
  • Hawk Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Point
    • Hawk Point is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawk Point <2>
  • Mackville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
    • Mackville is located in Lincoln County
  • Middletown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Middletown is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Prices Branch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prices Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Branch
      • Prices Branch is located in Montgomery County
    • Mashek ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mashek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashek
      • Mashek is located in Lincoln County
    • Silex
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silex have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
      • Silex is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people

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

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Olney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Olney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0841, Longitude: -91.2430       In this case, the coordinates for Olney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Olney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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