Welcome to Osgood ...

Osgood is located in Ness County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Osgood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Osgood is 2,460 feet [750 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Osgood is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Osgood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Osgood: (785)

Communities Also Named Osgood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Osgood - they are located in Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Osgood ...

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

• Ness City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ness City
  • Ness City is located in Ness County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ness City <4>
• Bazine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bazine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine
  • Bazine is located in Ness County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
• Ransom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
  • Ransom is located in Ness County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ransom <4>
• McCracken
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCracken have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
  • McCracken is located in Rush County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCracken <4>
• Utica
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Ness County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <4>
• Brownell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownell
  • Brownell is located in Ness County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownell <4>
• Arnold
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Ness County
• Trego
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
  • Trego is located in Trego County
  • Trego has also been known as:
  • Trego Center
  • Trego Tank
• Laird
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laird have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
  • Laird is located in Ness County
• Alexander
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
  • Alexander is located in Rush County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people

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 Osgood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Osgood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Osgood ...

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

Adding Osgood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Osgood 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 Osgood was on a map titled Map of Kansas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Osgood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/