Welcome to Omco ...
Omco is located in Mineral County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Omco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.
Omco is 5,960 feet [1,817 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Omco is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Omco lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Omco: 775
Communities near Omco ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Omco.
- Gabbs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabbs
- Gabbs is located in Nye County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gabbs <3>
- Goldyke ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldyke
- Goldyke is located in Nye County
- Luning
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luning
- Luning is located in Mineral County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luning <3>
- Cloverdale ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Nye County
- Mina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
- Mina is located in Mineral County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mina <3>
- Green Springs ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Green Springs is located in Nye County
- Kinkaid
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Grantsville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Nye County
- Berlin ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Nye County
- Camp Douglas ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camp Douglas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Mineral County
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 Omco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Omco.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Omco. 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 Omco.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Omco. See our Newspapers Page for Omco.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Omco ...
Looking for more information about Omco? 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 Omco, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Omco.
Adding Omco to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Omco in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Omco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Omco post office opened in 1917.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Omco.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Omco. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Mineral, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Omco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |