Welcome to Olbers ...

Olbers is located in Athens County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olbers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Olbers is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Olbers: (740)

Communities near Olbers ...

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

• Athens
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Logan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Hocking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
• Nelsonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
  • Nelsonville is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelsonville <4>
• New Lexington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • New Lexington is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lexington <4>
• Crooksville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooksville
  • Crooksville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooksville <4>
• McConnelsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnelsville
  • McConnelsville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnelsville <4>
• Chauncey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
  • Chauncey is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
• Albany
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Junction City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <4>
• New Straitsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Straitsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Straitsville
  • New Straitsville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Straitsville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olbers ...

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

Adding Olbers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Olbers in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Olbers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Olbers post office opened in 1891.

We also found Olbers on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olbers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Athens County: www.athenscountygovernment.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/