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Welcome to Omega ...

Omega is located in Pulaski County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Omega, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.

Omega is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Omega lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Omega (for example, toward Jamestown), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Omega: 606

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, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, 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.

  • Somerset
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ferguson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
  • Burnside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Science Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tateville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Tateville is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
  • Greenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood is located in McCreary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Bronston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dykes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dykes is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
  • Mount Victory
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
  • Wiborg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Wiborg is located in McCreary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg

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.<4>

From that list, the Omega post office opened in 1927. The Omega post office closed in 1948.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Omega.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Omega - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/