Information About

Olnes

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Olnes on The Map

Location

65 ° 4' 27.001" N,
147 ° 40' 12" W

Region

Fairbanks North Star

Nearest City

Fox

Elevation

689 ft (210.01 m)

Olnes in Detail.

About

16 mi. N of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High.

History

Mining supply village and former RR. station on the Tanana Valley RR., reported in 1907 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The Olness post office was established in 1908, discontinued in 1910, and then reestablished as "Olnes" in 1922; finally discontinued in 1925. According to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) it was named for a miner who spelled his name "Olnes" (complete name not available).

Places Near Olnes
Cities:

Dome Camp, Eldorado Camp, Engineer, Gilmore, Golden City, Pedro Camp, Vault,

Cities:

Fox,

Lakes:

Ballaine Lake, Caribou Lake, Goldstream Lakes, Liwa Lake, Middle Lake, Olnes Pond, Lake Paul, Reindeer Lake, Smith Lake, Star Lake,

Mountains:

Birch Hill, Haystack Mountain, Mount Lulu Fairbanks, Pedro Dome, Tungsten Hill,

Parks:

Troth Yeddha- Park,

Ridges:

Troth Yeddha',

Streams:

Any Creek, Babe Creek, Backman Creek, Big Eldorado Creek, Calder Creek, Caribou Creek, Cleary Creek, Discontented Pup, Dome Creek, Eagle Creek, Engineer Creek, Eureka Creek, Evening Star Creek, First Chance Creek, Flume Creek, Fox Creek, Georgie Creek, Gilmore Creek, Glacier Creek, Glacier Creek, Glenn Creek, Gold Run, Granite Creek, Hattie Creek, Independence Creek, Isabella Creek, Jessila Creek, Jussila Creek, Last Chance Creek, Little Blanche Creek, Little Eldorado Creek, Little Poker Creek, Little Queenie Creek, Little Willow Creek, Lost Horse Creek, Louis Creek, Lulu Creek, Middle Fork Willow Creek, Monte Cristo Creek, Moose Creek, Moose Creek, Moose Creek Number 1, Moose Creek Number 2, Murray Creek, O-Connor Creek, Pearl Creek, Pedro Creek, Poker Creek, Rose Creek, Ruby Creek, Ruby Creek, Sargent Creek, Seattle Creek, Silver Creek, Skoogy Creek, Spruce Creek, Steamboat Creek, Treasure Creek, Twin Creek, Vault Creek, Wigwam Creek, Wildcat Creek, Willow Creek,

Routes:

Grapefruit Rocks, Haystack Mountain Trail, Moose Creek Trail,

Valleys:

French Gulch, Irish Gulch, Marshall Gulch, Silver Gulch, Tungsten Gulch, Whiskey Gulch,

Cities:

Chatanika, Dogpatch, Lemeta, Musk Ox, Olnes, Totem Park,