Welcome to Omaha ...The city of Omaha is located in Stewart County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Omaha, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891. When the people of Omaha refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Omahan<2> Omaha is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Omaha lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: While Omaha is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Code for Omaha: 229 The ZIP code for Omaha: 31821<4> Communities Also Named Omaha ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Omaha - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Texas and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Omaha. Communities near Omaha ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Omaha.
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 Omaha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Omaha. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Omaha. 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 Omaha. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Omaha. See our Newspapers Page for Omaha. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Omaha ...Looking for more information about Omaha? 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 Omaha, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Omaha. Adding Omaha to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Omaha 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 Omaha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Omaha. Footnotes ...
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