Guy Reed Ramsey in his book "Postmarked Iowa" published in 1976 lists Olean as a post office located 5 miles northwest of Packwood, or about 3 miles southwest of Ollie (on line between Sec. 28 and 33, Jackson Twp). Post office was established January 16, 1854 and was renamed Ioka August 12, 1858. Larry Kinyon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Duane Pierce" <[email protected]> To: "IOWA LIST" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 3:43 PM Subject: [IOWA] Cities & Towns/Past & Present > Dick is absolutely right! The town of Olean is listed on the Cities & > Towns/Past & Present as being in Keokuk County, Township unknown. The web > site is: http://www.charter-pierce.org then click on the link for Cities & > Towns/Past & Present. There is a listing both alphabetically and by > County and Township. An excellent source of finding Cities and Towns of > Iowa that have died out or is presently in existence. > > Webb Pierce > _____________________________________________ > > For additional information concerning how the list > works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ > _____________________________________________ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

That must put it dirrectly north of Pekin on highway 78. Bill Rathbun Jefferson County ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Kinyon" <[email protected]> To: "Duane Pierce" <[email protected]>; "IOWA LIST" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 7:16 PM Subject: Re: [IOWA] Cities & Towns/Past & Present > Guy Reed Ramsey in his book "Postmarked Iowa" published in 1976 lists > Olean > as a post office located 5 miles northwest of Packwood, or about 3 miles > southwest of Ollie (on line between Sec. 28 and 33, Jackson Twp). Post > office was established January 16, 1854 and was renamed Ioka August 12, > 1858. > > Larry Kinyon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Duane Pierce" <[email protected]> > To: "IOWA LIST" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 3:43 PM > Subject: [IOWA] Cities & Towns/Past & Present > > >> Dick is absolutely right! The town of Olean is listed on the Cities & >> Towns/Past & Present as being in Keokuk County, Township unknown. The >> web >> site is: http://www.charter-pierce.org then click on the link for Cities >> & >> Towns/Past & Present. There is a listing both alphabetically and by >> County and Township. An excellent source of finding Cities and Towns of >> Iowa that have died out or is presently in existence. >> >> Webb Pierce >> _____________________________________________ >> >> For additional information concerning how the list >> works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit >> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ >> _____________________________________________ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> > > _____________________________________________ > > For additional information concerning how the list > works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ > _____________________________________________ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >