Welcome to Olio ...
So far, we found very little information about Olio. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Olio to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Olio, please Contact Us.
Olio would have been located within present day Van Buren County<2>.
The location of Olio has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Olio, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Olio is 1,860 feet [567 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Olio was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Olio (for example, toward Dayton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Olio would have been located in the (931) area code.
Communities Also Named Olio ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Olio: This one is located in Van Buren County and the other is located in Macon County.
Beyond Tennessee, there are 6 communities that are also named Olio - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and South Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Olio.
Communities near Olio ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Olio.
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - McMinnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
- McMinnville is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,776 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <5>
- Dunlap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <5>
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Cartwright
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Pikeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Bledsoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <5>
- Gruetli
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Gruetli - Laager
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gruetli - Laager have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli - Laager
- Gruetli - Laager is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gruetli - Laager <5>
- Spencer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
- Altamont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Altamont is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <5>
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 Olio. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Olio.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Olio. 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 Olio.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Olio. See our Newspapers Page for Olio.
Adding Olio to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Olio 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 for Olio was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Olio post office opened in 1886.
We also found Olio on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Olio.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Olio, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olio - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |