Welcome to Omar ...

Omar is located in Seneca County<1>.

The location of Omar has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Omar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Omar is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Omar lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Omar: (419) and (567)<4>

Communities Also Named Omar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Omar - they are located in Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Tennessee and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Omar.

Communities near Omar ...

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

• Tiffin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
  • Tiffin is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <5>
• Norwalk
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <5>
• Shelby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
• Bellevue
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
• Clyde
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <5>
• Willard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <5>
• Plymouth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
• Greenwich
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Greenwich is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwich <5>
• Milan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <5>
• Monroeville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <5>

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 Omar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Omar.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Omar ...

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

Adding Omar to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Omar post office opened in 1874.

We also found Omar in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Omar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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