Profile for Olar, South Carolina, SC

Local festivals include:

• Model T's to Olar Festival - Oct. 19-20, 2007

Listed places near Olar

Cemeteries (14)

Communities (3)

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• Olar population
• Ancestry of people in Olar
• Housing in Olar
• Income in Olar
• Marital status of adults in Olar
• Place of birth of people in Olar
• Residence in 1995, of people in Olar
• School enrollment & education levels in Olar
• Transportation & commute times in Olar
• Bamberg County data
• Fastest-growing counties in South Carolina
• State data - South Carolina
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Olar demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Bamberg County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 29843 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

8% of Olar residents report German ancestry, and 5% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Olar ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Olar
• Cemeteries in Bamberg County
• Genealogy page (SC GenWeb) for Bamberg County
• Libraries in or near Olar

Post a query on a message board:

• Bamberg County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - SC data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Olar museums
• Olar historic sites
• Olar area parks
• Wineries near Olar

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Olar area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Bamberg County
• Cemetery record compendium
• South Carolina cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Olar
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Bamberg County

• Olar business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in South Carolina
• Local ordinances in South Carolina (Partial selection)

• Crime in Bamberg County
• Arrests in Bamberg County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in South Carolina
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Olar was $17,113, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Bamberg County economic census
• Bamberg County economic summary
• Bamberg County employment growth
• Bamberg County unemployment rate
• South Carolina economic data

14% of Olar residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Olar
• Colleges in South Carolina
• Learning Disabilities Association in South Carolina
• Schools in or near Olar
• School districts in or near Olar
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of South Carolina high schools

• Movies playing in or near Olar

• Air pollution in Bamberg County
• Diesel soot in Bamberg County
• Land contamination in Bamberg County
• Nature Conservancy projects in South Carolina
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Bamberg County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in South Carolina

Olar festival dates:

• Model T's to Olar Festival - Oct. 19-20, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Olar festival web sites:

• Model T's to Olar Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• South Carolina county fairs
• South Carolina festivals (South Carolina tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Olar

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Olar
• Geocaches in South Carolina

• Bamberg County government
• South Carolina state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Olar medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in South Carolina
• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Olar
• Historic sites in South Carolina
• Museums in or near Olar
• Museums in South Carolina
• South Carolina state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Bamberg County genealogy forum

Median rent in Olar, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $175.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $479.

• Find Foreclosure in Olar
• Homes for sale in the Olar area
• Find a Olar Realtor
• Get free moving quotes
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• Check South Carolina mortgage rates
• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in South Carolina
• Minimum wage laws by state

• Libraries near Olar

• South Carolina library

• Census map of Olar area
• Historic maps of SC cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of South Carolina
• Topographic map of Olar

• Daily newspapers in or near Olar
• AM radio stations in or near Olar
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• Public & educational radio stations in or near Olar
• TV stations in or near Olar
• Media ownership in the Olar area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in South Carolina

• Military bases in South Carolina
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Olar
• Search obituaries in South Carolina
• Recent death notices - selected SC newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in South Carolina
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in South Carolina
• Lions clubs in South Carolina
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Olar
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Olar

• Parks near Olar
• National forests in South Carolina
• State parks in South Carolina

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• Find a local animal shelter
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• Aerial photo of Olar
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• Post cards of South Carolina communities

Bamberg County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Olar political report.

• South Carolina Democratic party
• South Carolina Republican party
• South Carolina elections board

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• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Olar
• Total membership by faith, in Bamberg County

• Chowhound message boards for SC

The average commute time for Olar workers is 24 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Olar travel guide
• Airports near Olar
• Hotels near Olar
• South Carolina tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• South Carolina coastal water temperatures
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in South Carolina
• Wildlife refuges in South Carolina

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