Welcome to Omega ...
Omega is located in Halifax County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Omega, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.
Omega is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Omega lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Omega: 434
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, Tennessee and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Omega.
Websites for Omega ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.halifaxchamber.net/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Omega, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Omega ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Omega.
- South Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Halifax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
- Clover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Virgilina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scottsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
- Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <3>
- Aarons Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cluster Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mayo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Mayo is located in Halifax County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mayo
- From Omega to Mayo
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Midway
- From Omega to Midway
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.
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.<6>
From that list, the Omega post office opened in 1852.
We also found Omega in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Omega.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Halifax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Omega - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |