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Welcome to Naomi ...

Naomi is located in Berrien County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Naomi, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Naomi is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Naomi and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Naomi: (269)

Communities Also Named Naomi ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Naomi - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Naomi ...

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

  • Niles
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
    • Niles is located in Berrien County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,093 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <4>
  • Benton Harbor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Joseph
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Dowagiac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Buchanan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hartford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bridgman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Berrien Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrien Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrien Springs
    • Berrien Springs is located in Berrien County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berrien Springs <4>
  • Decatur
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Decatur is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
  • Cassopolis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassopolis
    • Cassopolis is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassopolis <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Naomi ...

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

Adding Naomi to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Naomi post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Naomi.

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Berrien, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Naomi - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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