Welcome to O'Brien ...

O'Brien is located in Josephine County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of O'Brien, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1949.

O'Brien is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: O'Brien lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for O'Brien: (541) and (458)<3>

The ZIP code for O'Brien: 97534<4>

Communities Also Named O'Brien ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named O'Brien - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario (3), Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for O'Brien.

Communities near O'Brien ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near O'Brien.

• Cave Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Junction
  • Cave Junction is located in Josephine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave Junction <6>
• Brown City ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown City
  • Brown City is located in Josephine County
• Kerby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
  • Kerby is located in Josephine County
  • Former names for Kerby:
  • Kerbyville
  • Napoleon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerby <6>
• Selma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <6>
• Gasquet
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasquet
  • Gasquet is located in Del Norte County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gasquet <6>
• Smith River
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith River
  • Smith River is located in Del Norte County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smith River <6>
• Wilderville
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
  • Wilderville is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilderville <6>
• Williams
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <6>
• Happy Camp
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Camp
  • Happy Camp is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Happy Camp <6>
• Fort Dick
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dick
  • Fort Dick is located in Del Norte County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Dick <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 O'Brien. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for O'Brien.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for O'Brien ...

Looking for more information about O'Brien? 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 O'Brien, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for O'Brien.

Adding O'Brien to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of O'Brien 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 O'Brien was on a map titled Map of Oregon (from Mobile Oil, 1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for O'Brien.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Josephine County: www.co.josephine.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/