Welcome to Olneyville ...

Olneyville is located in Providence County<1>.

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

Olneyville is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Olneyville: 401

Websites for Olneyville ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Olneyville ...

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

• Fall River
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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  • Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fall River
  • From Olneyville to Fall River
• Warwick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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  • Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Warwick
  • From Olneyville to Warwick
• Pawtucket
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pawtucket
  • From Olneyville to Pawtucket
• Taunton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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  • Taunton is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Taunton
  • From Olneyville to Taunton
• East Providence
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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  • East Providence is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Providence
  • From Olneyville to East Providence
• Attleboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Attleboro
  • From Olneyville to Attleboro
• Woonsocket
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woonsocket
  • From Olneyville to Woonsocket
• Cumberland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
• Coventry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Coventry is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
• Franklin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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  • Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Franklin
  • From Olneyville to Franklin

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olneyville ...

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

Adding Olneyville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Olneyville post office opened in 1850.

We also found Olneyville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olneyville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/