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Welcome to Omus ...

Omus is located in Sonoma County<1>.

Omus is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Omus lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Omus: 707 & 369<3>

Communities near Omus ...

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

  • Windsor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Healdsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cloverdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mercuryville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mercuryville is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercuryville
  • Camp Rose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Camp Rose is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rose
  • Preston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Preston is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Glenbrook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenbrook is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
  • Pine Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Grove is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Cobb
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kellogg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kellogg is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Omus ...

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

Adding Omus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Omus 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 Omus was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Omus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sonoma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Omus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Omus area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Omus area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.