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Welcome to Ono ...

Ono is located in Lebanon County<1>.


The location of Ono has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Ono, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Ono is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Ono lies within the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Ono ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Ono - they are located in California (2), Georgia, Kentucky, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Ono ...

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

  • Lebanon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elizabethtown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
  • Middletown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmyra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
  • Steelton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Manheim
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hummelstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hummelstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummelstown
    • Hummelstown is located in Dauphin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hummelstown <4>
  • Cornwall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
    • Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <4>
  • Myerstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Penbrook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbrook
    • Penbrook is located in Dauphin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people

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 Ono. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ono.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ono. 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 Ono.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ono ...

Looking for more information about Ono? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ono, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ono.

Adding Ono to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ono 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 Ono was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ono post office opened in 1853.

We also found Ono in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ono.

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

The official website for Lebanon County: www.lebcounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lebanon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ono - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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