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Welcome to Olmsted ...

Olmsted is located in Cuyahoga County<1>.

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

Olmsted is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Olmsted ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Olmsted - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Olmsted ...

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

  • Cleveland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Parma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <3>
  • Lorain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Elyria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lakewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Strongsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cleveland Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • North Ridgeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Brunswick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Westlake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olmsted ...

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

Adding Olmsted to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Olmsted 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 (so far) for Olmsted was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Olmsted post office opened in 1845. The Olmsted post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olmsted.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Cuyahoga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olmsted - 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/