Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Omega - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (3), California, Colorado, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Omega. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Omega.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Omega. 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 Omega.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Omega. See our Newspapers Page for Omega.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Omega ...
Looking for more information about Omega? 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 Omega, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Omega.
Adding Omega to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Omega 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 Omega was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Omega post office opened in 1837.
We also found Omega in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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The elevation is an estimate for the area around Omega - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
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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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Omega area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Omega area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
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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.
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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.
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A copy of their list with background information can be found at: