Welcome to Olivia ...

Olivia is located on the Gulf Coast.

Olivia is located in Calhoun County<1>.

The location of Olivia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olivia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Olivia is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Olivia: (361)

Communities Also Named Olivia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Olivia - they are located in Alabama, Minnesota, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Olivia ...

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

• Port Lavaca
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Lavaca
  • Port Lavaca is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Lavaca <4>
• Palacios
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palacios
  • Palacios is located in Matagorda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palacios <4>
• Point Comfort
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
  • Point Comfort is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Comfort <4>
• La Ward
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Ward
  • La Ward is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Ward <4>
• Weedhaven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedhaven
  • Weedhaven is located in Jackson County
• Indianola
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Calhoun County
• Port O'Connor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port O'Connor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port O'Connor
  • Port O'Connor is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port O'Connor <4>
• Lolita
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lolita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolita
  • Lolita is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lolita <4>
• Francitas
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francitas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francitas
  • Francitas is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Francitas <4>
• La Salle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
  • La Salle is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olivia ...

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

Adding Olivia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Olivia 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 Olivia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Olivia post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olivia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Calhoun County: www.tisd.net/~calhoun/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/