Welcome to Omar ...

Omar is located in Logan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Omar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Omar is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Omar: (304) and (681)<3>

The ZIP code for Omar: 25638<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, Ohio and Tennessee.

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.

• Williamson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
  • Williamson is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <5>
• Logan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <5>
• Chapmanville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
  • Chapmanville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapmanville <5>
• Man
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
  • Man is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <5>
• Delbarton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delbarton
  • Delbarton is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delbarton <5>
• Matewan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matewan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matewan
  • Matewan is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matewan <5>
• Gilbert
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <5>
• West Logan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
  • West Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <5>
• Mitchell Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
  • Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
• Whitman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
  • Whitman is located in Logan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitman <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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Omar, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<7>

From that list, the Omar post office opened in 1914.

We also found Omar on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for West Virginia (1956).

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.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/