Welcome to Omo ...
So far, we found very little information about Omo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Omo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Omo, please Contact Us.
Omo would have been located within present day Macomb County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Omo, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Omo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.
Time Zone: The area where Omo was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Omo would have been located in the (586) area code.
Communities Also Named Omo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Omo - it's located in Louisiana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Omo.
Communities near Omo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Omo.
- Warren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
- Warren has also been known as:
- Cottageville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <5>
- Sterling Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Heights
- Sterling Heights is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling Heights <5>
- Troy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
- Rochester Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Hills
- Rochester Hills is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester Hills <5>
- Saint Clair Shores
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Shores
- Saint Clair Shores is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair Shores <5>
- Roseville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roseville is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,535 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <5>
- Auburn Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
- Auburn Hills is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn Hills <5>
- Mount Clemens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clemens
- Mount Clemens is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,013 people
- Former names for Mount Clemens:
- Big Springs
- High Banks
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Clemens <5>
- Fraser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraser have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
- Fraser is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fraser <5>
- Rochester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Oakland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <5>
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 Omo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Omo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Omo. 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 Omo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Omo. See our Newspapers Page for Omo.
Adding Omo to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Omo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Omo post office opened in 1897.
We also found Omo on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Omo.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Macomb County: www.macombcountymi.gov/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Omo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Macomb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |