Welcome to Oscar ...

Oscar is located in Greenbrier County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Oscar, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oscar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Oscar is 2,110 feet [643 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Oscar: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Oscar ...

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 Texas.

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

Communities near Oscar ...

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

• Lewisburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <5>
• White Sulphur Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
  • White Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <5>
• Richwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <5>
• Marlinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlinton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlinton
  • Marlinton is located in Pocahontas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlinton <5>
• Rupert
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <5>
• Quinwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
  • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
• Hillsboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Pocahontas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <5>
• Falling Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
  • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
• Spring Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County
• Sunlight
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
  • Sunlight is located in Greenbrier County

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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages 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.

Adding Oscar to Our Gazetteer ...

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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Oscar post office opened in 1906.

We also found Oscar on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oscar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/