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Welcome to Oneida ...

The city of Oneida is located in Delaware County<1>.

The pronunciation of Oneida: oh-NYE-duh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oneida, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Oneida is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Oneida: 563

Communities Also Named Oneida ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Oneida - they are located in Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Oneida ...

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

  • Manchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dyersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Farley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Strawberry Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Winthrop
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
  • Earlville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopkinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Delhi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lamont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oneida ...

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

Adding Oneida to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oneida post office opened in 1887. The Oneida post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oneida.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Oneida. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oneida - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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