Welcome to Osbernville ...

Osbernville is located in Christian County<1>.

The location of Osbernville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Osbernville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Osbernville is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Osbernville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Osbernville is within the boundaries of the (217) area code.

Communities near Osbernville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Osbernville.

• Decatur
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
• Taylorville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
  • Taylorville is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorville <4>
• Mount Zion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Mount Zion is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <4>
• Rochester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Sangamon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Forsyth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsyth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
  • Forsyth is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <4>
• Moweaqua
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moweaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moweaqua
  • Moweaqua is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moweaqua <4>
• Mount Pulaski
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pulaski
  • Mount Pulaski is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pulaski <4>
• Kincaid
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
  • Kincaid is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kincaid <4>
• Harristown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
  • Harristown is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harristown <4>
• Long Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Long Creek is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people

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 Osbernville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Osbernville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Osbernville. 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 Osbernville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Osbernville. See our Newspapers Page for Osbernville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Osbernville ...

Looking for more information about Osbernville? 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 Osbernville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Osbernville.

Adding Osbernville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Osbernville 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 Osbernville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Osbernville post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Osbernville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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