Welcome to Osgood ...

The village of Osgood is located in Darke County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Osgood: AHZ-good<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Osgood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Osgood has a population of 283 people<4> (see below for details).

Osgood is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Websites for Osgood ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.darkecountyohio.com/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Osgood had an population of 283 people. This is a decrease of 6.29% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Osgood had a population of 302 people. This makes Osgood the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 302 people, the population of Osgood increased 18.43% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 255 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Osgood.

Communities Also Named Osgood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Osgood - they are located in Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Osgood ...

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

• Piqua
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua
  • Piqua is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piqua <6>
• Sidney
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <6>
• Greenville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <6>
• Celina
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
  • Celina is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <6>
• Saint Marys
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <6>
• Coldwater
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <6>
• Union City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Randolph County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <6>
• New Bremen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen
  • New Bremen is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bremen <6>
• Minster
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minster
  • Minster is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minster <6>
• Covington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Osgood ...

Looking for more information about Osgood? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Osgood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Osgood.

Adding Osgood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Osgood 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 Osgood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Osgood post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Osgood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Darke County: www.co.darke.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/