Welcome to Oscawana ...

Oscawana is located in Westchester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oscawana, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Oscawana is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Oscawana ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.westchester.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Oscawana, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Oscawana ...

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

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

Communities near Oscawana ...

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

• White Plains
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <4>
• Spring Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <4>
• Palm Tree
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
• Harrison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
• Kiryas Joel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
  • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
• Newburgh
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
  • Newburgh is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <4>
• Ossining
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossining
  • Ossining is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossining <4>
• Peekskill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekskill
  • Peekskill is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peekskill <4>
• Scarsdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
  • Scarsdale is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarsdale <4>
• Beacon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <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 Oscawana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oscawana.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oscawana ...

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

Adding Oscawana to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oscawana post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oscawana.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/