Welcome to Omega ...
So far, we found very little information about Omega. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Omega to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Omega, please Contact Us.
Omega would have been located within present day Houston County<2>.
The location of Omega has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Omega, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Omega is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Omega was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Omega still existed, it would have been in the (931) area code.
Communities Also Named Omega ...
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, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Omega.
Communities near Omega ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Omega.
- Oakridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Dickson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Dickson is located in Dickson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickson <5>
- Brownsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Halls Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Pigeon Roost
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Humphreys County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,118 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <5>
- McEwen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
- McEwen is located in Humphreys County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <5>
- Throckmorton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Charlotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Charlotte is located in Dickson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,610 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <5>
- Burns
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Burns is located in Dickson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <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 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.
Adding Omega to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Omega 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 Omega was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Omega post office opened in 1880.
We also found Omega in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Omega.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Omega - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |