Welcome to Oswald ...

Oswald is located in Sutter County<1>.

The location of Oswald has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oswald, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Oswald is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Oswald: (530)

Communities Also Named Oswald ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Oswald - they are located in Georgia, Manitoba, Missouri, North Dakota and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Oswald ...

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

• Yuba City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba City
  • Yuba City is located in Sutter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yuba City <4>
• Marysville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Yuba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
• Live Oak
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
  • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
• Wheatland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Wheatland is located in Yuba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <4>
• Olivehurst
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivehurst
  • Olivehurst is located in Yuba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olivehurst <4>
• Plumas Landing ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Landing
  • Plumas Landing is located in Yuba County
• Linda
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda
  • Linda is located in Yuba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linda <4>
• Tierra Buena
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tierra Buena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
  • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
• Binney Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binney Junction
  • Binney Junction is located in Yuba County
• Ostrom ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
  • Ostrom is located in Yuba 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 Oswald. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oswald.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oswald ...

Looking for more information about Oswald? 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 Oswald, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oswald.

Adding Oswald to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oswald 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 Oswald was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oswald post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oswald.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sutter County: www.co.sutter.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/