Welcome to Oscar ...
Oscar is located Oscar is located in Bell County<1>. The location of Oscar has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Oscar, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892. Oscar is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Oscar lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Oscar is located in the (254) area code. Junior League: www.jlbellco.org/ Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Oscar - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oscar. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oscar. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oscar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oscar. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oscar. 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 Oscar. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oscar. See our Newspapers Page for Oscar. Looking for more information about Oscar? 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 Oscar, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oscar. We originally found mention of Oscar 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 Oscar was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Oscar in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Oscar post office opened in 1892.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oscar.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oscar. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Bell County: www.bellcountytx.com/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oscar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/