Welcome to Oshawa ...

Oshawa is located in Nicollet County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oshawa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Oshawa is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Oshawa is within the boundaries of the (507) area code.

Communities Also Named Oshawa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Minnesota communities named Oshawa: This one is located in Nicollet County and the other is located in Cass County.

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

Communities near Oshawa ...

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

• Mankato
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
  • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <4>
• North Mankato
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mankato
  • North Mankato is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Mankato <4>
• New Ulm
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ulm
  • New Ulm is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ulm <4>
• Saint Peter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
  • Saint Peter is located in Nicollet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peter <4>
• Le Sueur
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Sueur
  • Le Sueur is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Sueur <4>
• Eagle Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
  • Eagle Lake is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <4>
• Lake Crystal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crystal
  • Lake Crystal is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Crystal <4>
• Le Center
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Center
  • Le Center is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Center <4>
• Gaylord
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
  • Gaylord is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylord <4>
• Madison Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Lake
  • Madison Lake is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison Lake <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 Oshawa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oshawa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oshawa ...

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

Adding Oshawa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oshawa post office opened in 1858.

We also found Oshawa in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oshawa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nicollet County: www.co.nicollet.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/