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Welcome to Omega ...

Omega is located in Marion County<1>.

The pronunciation of Omega: oh-MEE-guh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Omega, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.

Omega is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Omega: 618 & 730<4>

Communities Also Named Omega ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Omega - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (3), California, Colorado, Georgia (2), Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Omega ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Omega ...

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

Adding Omega to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Omega 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 Omega was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Omega post office opened in 1855. The Omega post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Omega.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Marion, 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 Omega. 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 Omega - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Omega area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Omega area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/