Welcome to Omemee ...
So far, we found very little information about Omemee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Omemee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Omemee, please Contact Us.
Omemee would have been located within present day Bottineau County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Omemee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Omemee is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Omemee was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Omemee was located: 701
Communities Also Named Omemee ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Omemee - it's located in Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Omemee.
Communities near Omemee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Omemee.
- Bottineau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bottineau have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottineau
- Bottineau is located in Bottineau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bottineau <5>
- Dunseith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunseith have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunseith
- Dunseith is located in Rolette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunseith <5>
- Willow City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow City
- Willow City is located in Bottineau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow City <5>
- Upham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upham
- Upham is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upham <5>
- Kramer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kramer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
- Kramer is located in Bottineau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kramer <5>
- Gardena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Barton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Overly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Bantry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantry
- Bantry is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bantry <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bantry
- From Omemee to Bantry
- White ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
- White is located in Bottineau County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to White
- From Omemee to White
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 Omemee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Omemee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Omemee. 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 Omemee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Omemee. See our Newspapers Page for Omemee.
Adding Omemee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Omemee 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 Omemee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Omemee post office opened in 1890.
We also found Omemee in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Omemee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.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 Omemee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Bottineau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Omemee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |