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Welcome to Olin ...

Olin is located

Olin is located in Hamilton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Olin is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Olin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Olin: 254

Communities Also Named Olin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Olin - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, North Carolina and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Olin ...

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

  • Dublin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamilton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hico
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hico is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hico <3>
  • Gustine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Iredell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cranfills Gap
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Carlton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Agee ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Agee is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
  • Wilson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Wilson is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Clairette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Clairette is located in Erath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairette

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olin ...

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

Adding Olin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Olin 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 Olin was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olin.

Footnotes ...

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