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Welcome to Oleopolis ...

Oleopolis is located in Venango County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oleopolis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1865.

Oleopolis is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Oleopolis ...

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

  • Oil City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Franklin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Titusville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sugarcreek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
  • Knox
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Knox is located in Clarion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <3>
  • Pleasantville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Polk
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Polk is located in Venango County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Tidioute
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Emlenton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hydetown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oleopolis ...

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

Adding Oleopolis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oleopolis 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 Oleopolis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Oleopolis post office opened in 1865. The Oleopolis post office closed in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oleopolis.

Footnotes ...

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