Olena, Ohio

Olena Presbyterian Church

Olena is an unincorporated community in Huron County, Ohio, United States.^[1]

History

The first settlement at Olena was made around 1832.^[2] A post office called North Fitchville was established in 1832, the name was changed to Olena in 1849, and the post office closed in 1932.^[3] The present name may be derived from Olean, New York.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olena
↑ Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Huron County, Ohio: Its Progress and Development, with Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens of the County, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 196.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olena Post Office (historical)
↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 104.

Municipalities and communities of Huron County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Norwalk

Cities	Bellevue‡ Norwalk Willard

Villages	Greenwich Milan‡ Monroeville New London North Fairfield Plymouth‡ Wakeman

Townships	Bronson Clarksfield Fairfield Fitchville Greenfield Greenwich Hartland Lyme New Haven New London Norwalk Norwich Peru Richmond Ridgefield Ripley Sherman Townsend Wakeman

CDPs	Celeryville Collins Holiday Lakes New Haven

Unincorporated communities	Boughtonville Centerton Clarksfield Delphi East Townsend Fitchville Havana Hunts Corners Olena Steuben

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 41°09′16″N 82°32′28″W / 41.15444°N 82.54111°W / 41.15444; -82.54111

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