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Welcome to Ogle ...

Ogle is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ogle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.

Ogle is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Ogle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ogle - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky and New Mexico.

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

Communities near Ogle ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ogle ...

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

Adding Ogle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ogle post office opened in 1850. The Ogle post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ogle.

Footnotes ...

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