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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Omro (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Omro. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Omro is located in Cayuga County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cayuga County: Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego, Seneca, Tompkins & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Omro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Omro:

  • Cayuga County     (The home county of Omro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omro, with the one closest to Omro listed first.
    • Austin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Cayuga County
    • Cascade
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
      • Cascade is located in Cayuga County
    • Kelloggsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
      • Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
    • Niles
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
      • Niles is located in Cayuga County
    • New Hope
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Cayuga County
    • Montville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
      • Montville is located in Cayuga County
    • Moravia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sempronius
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
      • Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
    • Dresserville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
      • Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
    • Locke
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Poplar Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Scipioville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scipioville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
      • Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omro, with the one closest to Omro listed first.
    • Scott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Scott is located in Cortland County
    • Preble
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Little York
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Little York is located in Cortland County
    • Pratt Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
      • Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
    • Cummings Crossing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
      • Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
    • Slab City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Cortland County
    • Homer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
    • Cortland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Munsons Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munsons Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
      • Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
    • East Homer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
      • East Homer is located in Cortland County
    • East River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
      • East River is located in Cortland County
    • McGraw
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
      • McGraw is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <2>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omro, with the one closest to Omro listed first.
    • DeRuyter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeRuyter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRuyter
      • DeRuyter is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Puckerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckerville
      • Puckerville is located in Madison County
    • Union
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Madison County
    • New Woodstock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodstock
      • New Woodstock is located in Madison County
    • Rippleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippleton
      • Rippleton is located in Madison County
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omro, with the one closest to Omro listed first.
    • Mandana
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
      • Mandana is located in Onondaga County
    • Spafford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
      • Spafford is located in Onondaga County
    • Rose Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
    • Otisco Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
      • Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
    • Skaneateles
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaneateles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles
      • Skaneateles is located in Onondaga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skaneateles <2>
    • Otisco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
      • Otisco is located in Onondaga County
    • Mottville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Marcellus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Assembly Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
      • Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
    • Halfway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
    • Cardiff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
      • Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
    • Cards Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cards Corners
      • Cards Corners is located in Onondaga County
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omro, with the one closest to Omro listed first.
    • Billsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
    • Dobbins Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
    • Geneva
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • West Junius
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Junius have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
    • Thompson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omro, with the one closest to Omro listed first.
    • Searsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
      • Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
    • Perry City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry City
      • Perry City is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry City <2>
    • Mecklenburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Logan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Schuyler County
    • Hector
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cayutaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayutaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
      • Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omro, with the one closest to Omro listed first.
    • Kidders
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
    • Canoga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
    • East Varick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Varick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
    • Interlaken
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Kuneytown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
    • Seneca Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Romulus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ovid
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
      • Ovid is located in Seneca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <2>
    • Lodi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Seneca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <2>
    • Waterloo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Willard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Border City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Border City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omro, with the one closest to Omro listed first.
    • North Lansing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
      • North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • West Groton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
      • West Groton is located in Tompkins County
    • Groton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Groton City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
      • Groton City is located in Tompkins County
    • East Lansing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
      • East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Lake Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
      • Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
    • Peruville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peruville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
      • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
    • Freeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeville
      • Freeville is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeville <2>
    • Willow Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
      • Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
    • Taughannock Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taughannock Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
      • Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
    • Lansing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <2>
    • Trumansburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omro, with the one closest to Omro listed first.
    • South Butler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
    • Clyde
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omro, with the one closest to Omro listed first.
    • Angus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Angus is located in Yates County
    • Dresden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Himrod
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellona
      • Bellona is located in Yates County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellona <2>
    • Seneca Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Omro, see our County-by-County Page for Omro.

Newspapers Published in Omro ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Omro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Omro, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Omro.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Omro:

Cemeteries Near Omro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Omro.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Omro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Omro, with the one closest to Omro listed first.

  • Hewitt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hewitt Cemetery
  • West Niles Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Niles Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Niles Rural Cemetery
  • Twelve Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twelve Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twelve Corners Cemetery
  • Humphrey Howland Burial
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphrey Howland Burial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphrey Howland Burial
  • Old Quaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Quaker Cemetery
  • Kelloggsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelloggsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelloggsville Cemetery
  • James Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
  • Owasco Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owasco Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owasco Rural Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
  • Conklin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conklin Cemetery
  • Stewart Corners Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Corners Cemetery
  • Continue List   (470 more) ...
    • Dry Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Creek Cemetery
    • Indian Mound Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Farmyard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Farmyard Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmyard Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2438888 <5>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Omro had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Omro, with the one closest to Omro listed first.

  • Cascade
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
    • Cascade is located in Cayuga County
  • Austin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Austin is located in Cayuga County
  • Kelloggsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
    • Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
  • Niles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
    • Niles is located in Cayuga County
  • Ensenore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ensenore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensenore
    • Ensenore is located in Cayuga County
  • New Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • New Hope is located in Cayuga County
  • Moravia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Owasco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owasco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
    • Owasco is located in Cayuga County
  • Mandana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
    • Mandana is located in Onondaga County
  • Sempronius
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
    • Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
  • Venice Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venice Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice Center
    • Venice Center is located in Cayuga County
  • East Venice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Venice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Venice
    • East Venice is located in Cayuga County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Dresserville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
      • Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
    • Glen Haven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
      • Glen Haven is located in Cayuga County
    • Degroff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Degroff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degroff
      • Degroff is located in Cayuga County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Omro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Omro.

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

The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Omro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Omro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7837, Longitude: -76.4316       In this case, the coordinates for Omro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>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 Omro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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