Olney Montana Map

About Olney, Montana

Olney is a locality in Flathead County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 186. The population density is 54.0 people per km². Olney is located at 48.5486°N, 114.5782°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59927.

Olney occupies a quiet expanse of land where the Dog Creek cuts a persistent, winding path through the deep greenery of the Stillwater State Forest. It lies 27.2 miles north-northwest of Kalispell, MT (from Kalispell, MT: bearing 334°T), and is situated 14.5 miles northwest of Whitefish. The terrain unfurls across the Purple Meadow, a stretch of open ground that holds the morning frost long after the sun has climbed above the timberline. To the west, the distant jagged silhouette of the Rocky Mountains marks the horizon, acting as a cold, immutable boundary against the vast Montana sky. Nearby, the waters of Lower Stillwater Lake reflect the somber tones of the surrounding pines, their stillness broken only by the occasional drift of wind across the surface. The air here carries a sharp, resinous scent, a reminder that Olney sits amidst a landscape defined by the heavy, enduring presence of timber and stone.

History in Olney remains tied to the hard, rhythmic labor of the woods and the slow migration of those who carved a living from the earth. The local economy persists in the steady pulse of forestry and the quiet maintenance of the land, drawing few visitors save for those seeking the solitude of the Fort Steele Trail. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, dictated by the approach of winter and the brief, bright bloom of the short growing period. Travelers occasionally venture toward Martin Falls to witness the water’s descent, yet the true character of the place is found in the silence between the trees, where the scale of the wilderness humbles the small, scattered footprints of human endeavor.

About This Olney Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Olney, Montana. Coordinates: 48.548576, -114.578198. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Olney includes the ZIP code (59927), telephone area code (406), county seat of Flathead County (Kalispell), and school district assignment (Olney-Bissell Elementary School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.