Welcome to Omro ...

Omro is located in Cayuga County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Omro, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Omro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Omro is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Omro lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Omro lies within the (315) area code.

Websites for Omro ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cayugacountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Omro, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Omro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Omro - it's located in Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Omro.

Communities near Omro ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Omro.

• Auburn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Cortland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <4>
• Homer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
• Skaneateles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaneateles have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles
  • Skaneateles is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skaneateles <4>
• Groton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <4>
• Marcellus
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcellus
  • Marcellus is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marcellus <4>
• Weedsport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedsport
  • Weedsport is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weedsport <4>
• Jordan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Jordan is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan <4>
• Moravia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Moravia is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moravia <4>
• Camillus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camillus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camillus
  • Camillus is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camillus <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Omro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Omro.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Omro. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Omro.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Omro. See our Newspapers Page for Omro.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Omro ...

Looking for more information about Omro? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Omro, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Omro.

Adding Omro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Omro in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Omro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Omro on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Omro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Omro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/