Welcome to Olive Green ...

Olive Green is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olive Green, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1845.

A typical abbreviation for Olive Green: Olive Grn.

Olive Green is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Olive Green: (740)

Communities Also Named Olive Green ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Olive Green: This one is located in Delaware County and the other is located in Noble County.

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

Communities near Olive Green ...

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

• Delaware
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
  • Delaware is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <3>
• Westerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
  • Westerville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <3>
• Gahanna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahanna
  • Gahanna is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gahanna <3>
• Mount Vernon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
• Worthington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <3>
• Powell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Powell is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell <3>
• New Albany
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
• Sunbury
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <3>
• Johnstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <3>
• Mount Gilead
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
  • Mount Gilead is located in Morrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gilead <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olive Green ...

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

Adding Olive Green to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Olive Green post office opened in 1845.

We also found Olive Green in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olive Green.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.oh.us/

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