Welcome to Oster ...

Oster is located in Wright County<1>.

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

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

Oster is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Oster ...

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

• Buffalo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Hutchinson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
  • Hutchinson is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutchinson <4>
• Waconia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waconia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waconia
  • Waconia is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waconia <4>
• Victoria
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Victoria is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <4>
• Mound
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
  • Mound is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <4>
• Minnetrista
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnetrista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetrista
  • Minnetrista is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnetrista <4>
• Orono
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
  • Orono is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,348 people
• Medina
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Hennepin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>
• Delano
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
  • Delano is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,353 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delano <4>
• Glencoe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <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 Oster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oster.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oster ...

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

Adding Oster to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wright County: www.co.wright.mn.us/

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