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Welcome to Ono ...

Ono is located in Russell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ono, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Ono is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Ono is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Ono: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Ono ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Ono - they are located in California (2), Georgia, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Ono ...

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

  • Monticello
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Russell Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Salem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Salem is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Stokes ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stokes is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
  • Vinnie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
  • Middletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Middletown is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Lula ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lula is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
  • Esto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Esto is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
  • Freedom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Freedom is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ono ...

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

Adding Ono to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ono post office opened in 1899. The Ono post office closed in 1948.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ono.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Russell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ono - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Ono area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Ono 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.
<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/