Welcome to Oban ...Oban is located in Los Angeles County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Oban, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892. Oban is 2,300 feet [701 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Oban is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Oban lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Oban ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Oban - they are located in Kansas, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Saskatchewan. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oban. Communities near Oban ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oban.
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 Oban. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oban. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oban. 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 Oban. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oban. See our Newspapers Page for Oban. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oban ...Looking for more information about Oban? 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 Oban, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oban. Adding Oban to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Oban 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 Oban was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> We also found Oban in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada. For more details, see References and Mentions for Oban. Footnotes ...
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