Welcome to Oscaloosa ...

Oscaloosa is located in Letcher County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oscaloosa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Oscaloosa is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Oscaloosa lies within the (606) area code.

Communities near Oscaloosa ...

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

• Big Stone Gap
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <4>
• Norton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Norton is located in Norton City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
• Wise
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Wise is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <4>
• Jenkins
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <4>
• Cumberland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
• Whitesburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
  • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <4>
• Appalachia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachia
  • Appalachia is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appalachia <4>
• Pound
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <4>
• Hindman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hindman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindman
  • Hindman is located in Knott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hindman <4>
• Lynch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Lynch is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oscaloosa ...

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

Adding Oscaloosa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oscaloosa post office opened in 1900.

We also found Oscaloosa on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oscaloosa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/