Olney, Missouri

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Olney is an unincorporated community in western Lincoln County, Missouri, United States.{{GNIS|735769}} It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route O, approximately twelve miles northwest of Troy.

History

Olney was originally called Nineveh, and under the latter name was platted in 1855.{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_lincoln.html | title=Lincoln County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | access-date=26 October 2016 | url-status=bot: unknown | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071039/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_lincoln.html | archive-date=24 June 2016 }} The post office at Olney has been in operation since 1876.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Lincoln | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=26 October 2016}} It is unclear why the name Olney was chosen to rename the community.

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri

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