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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)
    • Omaha is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
    • 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)
  • Bellevue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Papillion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • La Vista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ralston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Plattsmouth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Elkhorn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Glenwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gretna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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 (so far) for South Omaha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Omaha post office opened in 1884. The South Omaha post office closed in 1912.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Omaha - 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 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the South Omaha area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the South Omaha 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/