Welcome to South Omaha ...

South Omaha is located in Douglas County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for South Omaha: S. Omaha

South Omaha is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for South Omaha: 402 & 531<3>

Communities near South Omaha ...

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

• Omaha
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
  • Omaha has also been known as:
  • Omaha City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <4>
• Council Bluffs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bluffs
  • Council Bluffs is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Bluffs <4>
• Bellevue
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <4>
• Papillion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
  • Papillion is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <4>
• La Vista
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
  • La Vista is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <4>
• Ralston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
  • Ralston is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <4>
• Plattsmouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsmouth
  • Plattsmouth is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsmouth <4>
• Elkhorn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <4>
• Glenwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Mills County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <4>
• Gretna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <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 South Omaha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Omaha.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Omaha ...

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

Adding South Omaha to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Omaha 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 South Omaha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the South Omaha post office opened in 1884.

We also found South Omaha on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Omaha.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/