Welcome to Oneida ...

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

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

The pronunciation of Oneida: oh-NYE-duh<3>

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.<4>.

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

Oneida lies within the (563) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
• Dyersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
  • Dyersville is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersville <5>
• Farley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
  • Farley is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farley <5>
• Strawberry Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Point
  • Strawberry Point is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Point <5>
• Edgewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <5>
• Earlville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Earlville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <5>
• Hopkinton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
  • Hopkinton is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkinton <5>
• Delhi
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <5>
• Lamont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <5>
• New Vienna
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna
  • New Vienna is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 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 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 for Oneida was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found Oneida in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oneida.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/