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Welcome to Oma ...

Oma is primarily located in Hot Spring County<1>. A portion of Oma extends into Garland County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Oma is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Oma lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Oma: 501

Communities Also Named Oma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Oma - they are located in Mississippi and Virginia.

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

Communities near Oma ...

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

  • Hot Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Pine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Amity
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Amity is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Caddo Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
  • Midway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Midway is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Friendship
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Bonnerdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Meyers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Meyers is located in Garland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
  • Bismarck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oma ...

Looking for more information about Oma? 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 Oma, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oma.

Adding Oma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oma 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 (so far) for Oma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Oma post office opened in 1880. The Oma post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Hot Spring, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oma - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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