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Welcome to Omar ...

Omar is located in Johnson County<1>.

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

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

Area Codes for Omar: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Omar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Omar - they are located in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Omar ...

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

  • Marion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Marion is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Carterville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Anna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Anna is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <4>
  • Jonesboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Vienna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crainville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Crainville is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
  • Energy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Energy is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Energy <4>
  • Cobden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Goreville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dongola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Omar ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Omar - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Omar area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Omar 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.