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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 Omega (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 Omega. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Omega is located in Kingfisher County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kingfisher County: Blaine, Canadian, Garfield, Logan, Major & Oklahoma.

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

  • Kingfisher County     (The home county of Omega)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omega, with the one closest to Omega listed first.
    • Alpha
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alpha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alpha
      • From Omega to Alpha
    • Altona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Altona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
      • Altona is located in Kingfisher County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Altona
      • From Omega to Altona
    • Loyal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oneida
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oneida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oneida
      • From Omega to Oneida
    • Kingfisher
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingfisher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfisher
      • Kingfisher is located in Kingfisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingfisher <2>
    • Dover
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lacey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lacey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lacey
      • From Omega to Lacey
    • Hennessey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Reeding
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeding have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeding
      • Reeding is located in Kingfisher County
    • Wandel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Cashion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Blaine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omega, with the one closest to Omega listed first.
    • Hitchcock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchcock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
      • Hitchcock is located in Blaine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchcock <2>
    • Watonga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Greenfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Blaine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <2>
    • Okeene
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Geary
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
      • Geary is located in Blaine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geary <2>
    • Southard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
      • Eagle City is located in Blaine County
    • Canton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Longdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cantonment ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cantonment. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantonment
      • Cantonment is located in Blaine County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cantonment
      • From Omega to Cantonment
  • Caddo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omega, with the one closest to Omega listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
      • Hinton is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <2>
    • Hydro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hydro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
      • Hydro is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hydro <2>
  • Canadian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omega, with the one closest to Omega listed first.
    • Okarche
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Calumet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
      • Calumet is located in Canadian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet <2>
    • Concho
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • El Reno
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Piedmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Canadian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <2>
    • Richland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dewey County
  • Garfield County
  • Major County

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

Cemeteries Near Omega ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Omega.

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 Omega covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Omega Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omega Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Omega Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Omega Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omega Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Omega Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Winnview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winnview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winnview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Altona Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Altona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Altona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lorenz Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorenz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lorenz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Udora Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Udora Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Udora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (116 more) ...
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Venable Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Venable Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Venable Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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, Omega had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Alpha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alpha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Alpha
    • From Omega to Alpha
  • Altona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Altona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
    • Altona is located in Kingfisher County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Altona
    • From Omega to Altona
  • Oneida
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oneida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oneida
    • From Omega to Oneida
  • Watonga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Kingfisher
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingfisher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfisher
    • Kingfisher is located in Kingfisher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingfisher <2>
  • Parvin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
    • Parvin is located in Kingfisher County
  • Okarche
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dover
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Geary
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
    • Geary is located in Blaine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geary <2>
  • Okeene
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Lacey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lacey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lacey
    • From Omega to Lacey
  • Calumet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
    • Calumet is located in Canadian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet <2>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Cato
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
      • Cato is located in Kingfisher County
    • Homestead
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
      • Homestead is located in Blaine County
    • Hennessey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Omega ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Omega.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Omega, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Omega.

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 professional and volunteer websites 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 Omega:

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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- Omega) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Omega. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8700, Longitude: -98.1986    
<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 Omega, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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