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Welcome to Osier ...

Osier is located in Delta County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Osier, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Osier is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Osier, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Osier: (906)

Communities Also Named Osier ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Osier - it's located in Colorado.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Osier.

Communities near Osier ...

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

  • Gladstone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Chatham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Trenary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenary
    • Trenary is located in Alger County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenary <4>
  • Diffin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diffin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diffin
    • Diffin is located in Alger County
  • Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Trombly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trombly
    • Trombly is located in Delta County
    • Trombly has also been known as:
    • Trombley
  • Beaver
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Beaver is located in Delta County
  • Lathrop
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
    • Lathrop is located in Delta County
  • Maplewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Delta County
  • Perkins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Perkins is located in Delta County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Osier ...

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

Adding Osier to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Osier post office opened in 1898.

We also found Osier on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Osier.

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

The official website for Delta County: www.deltacountymi.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Delta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Osier - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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