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Welcome to Olney ...

The city of Olney is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Olney is located in Young County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olney, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Olney has a population of 3,087 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Olney is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Olney: 940

The ZIP code for Olney: 76374<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Olney had an population of 3,087 people. This is a decrease of 6.03% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Olney had a population of 3,285 people (or 17.74% of the total population of Young County). This makes Olney the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Olney represents 0.01% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 426th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,285 people, the population of Olney decreased 3.27% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,396 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Olney.

Communities Also Named Olney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Olney - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington.

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

Communities near Olney ...

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

  • Archer City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Newcastle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Megargel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Anarene ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Anarene is located in Archer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anarene
  • Padgett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Padgett is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett
  • Farmer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Farmer is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
  • Proffitt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Proffitt is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt
  • Elbert
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Elbert is located in Throckmorton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbert
  • Loving
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Round Timber ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Round Timber is located in Baylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Timber

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olney ...

Looking for more information about Olney? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Olney, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Olney.

Adding Olney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Olney 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 Olney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Olney post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olney.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Young, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Olney.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Olney). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Olney or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/