Welcome to Osborn ...
Although we found mention of Osborn during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Osborn was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Osborn to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Osborn, please Contact Us.
Osborn was established circa 1950.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Osborn might be (or was) located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: MST- Heure Normale des Rocheuses (HNR), MDT- Heure Avancée des Rocheuses (HAR).
Note: If you leave Osborn and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
Area Codes for Osborn: 250, 236, 672 & 778<2>
Communities Also Named Osborn ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Osborn - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Osborn.
Communities near Osborn ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Osborn.
- Doig River 206
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doig River 206 came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doig River 206
- Doig River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Prairie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Prairie
- North Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pine came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pine
- Goodlow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlow
- Cecil Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Peejay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peejay
- Montney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montney
- Murdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdale
- Blueberry River 205
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blueberry River 205 came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry River 205
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Osborn ...
Looking for more information about Osborn? 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 Osborn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Osborn.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Osborn and then turned west". While Osborn could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Osborn as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Osborn could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 250 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 236, 672 or 778. New phone numbers in the Osborn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Osborn area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |