Welcome to Olcott ...

Olcott is located in Kanawha County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olcott, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Olcott is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Olcott lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Olcott: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Olcott ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Olcott - they are located in California, Kansas, Kentucky, New York, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas and Vermont.

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

Communities near Olcott ...

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

• Charleston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
• South Charleston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <5>
• Saint Albans
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
  • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <5>
• Dunbar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Dunbar is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <5>
• Nitro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
  • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <5>
• Madison
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Chesapeake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
  • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
• Marmet
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
  • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <5>
• Belle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
  • Belle is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <5>
• Poca
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poca
  • Poca is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poca <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 Olcott. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Olcott.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olcott ...

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

Adding Olcott to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Olcott post office opened in 1905.

We also found Olcott on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olcott.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/