Welcome to Olivett ...

Olivett is located in Belmont County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olivett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

Olivett is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Olivett lies within the (740) area code.

Communities near Olivett ...

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

• Saint Clairsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
  • Saint Clairsville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clairsville <4>
• Barnesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <4>
• Cadiz
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
  • Cadiz is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <4>
• Woodsfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsfield
  • Woodsfield is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodsfield <4>
• Bethesda
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethesda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
  • Bethesda is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethesda <4>
• Flushing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
  • Flushing is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <4>
• Adena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adena
  • Adena is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adena <4>
• Quaker City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
  • Quaker City is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quaker City <4>
• Senecaville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senecaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senecaville
  • Senecaville is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senecaville <4>
• Belmont
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <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 Olivett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Olivett.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olivett ...

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

Adding Olivett to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Olivett post office opened in 1862.

We also found Olivett in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olivett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Belmont County: www.belmontcountyohio.org/

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