| Official Name: | Olean, Indiana |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Olean |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ripley |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Brown |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 38.9903°N -85.2186°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 955 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 47882 |
| Area Code: | 812, 930 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 440628 |
Olean is an unincorporated community in Brown Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Olean was laid out in 1858.[1] The community was named after Olean, New York.[2] A post office was established at Olean in 1844, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[3]
St. Paul Lutheran Church in Olean was recognized by the Indiana Senate in 2007 on its 150th anniversary.[4]
Olean lies on Indiana State Road 129 about south of Versailles and Versailles State Park. Cross Plains is south of Olean, and Friendship about southeast.