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Welcome to Olema ...

Olema is located in Okanogan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olema, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Olema is 2,040 feet [622 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Olema lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Olema: 509

Communities Also Named Olema ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Olema - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Olema ...

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

  • Omak
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omak
    • Omak is located in Okanogan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,827 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omak <3>
  • Okanogan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brewster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Twisp
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pateros
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Conconully
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Malott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Monse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monse
    • Monse is located in Okanogan County
  • Virginia City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
    • Virginia City is located in Okanogan County
  • Carlton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olema ...

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

Adding Olema to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Olema post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olema.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Okanogan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olema - 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.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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