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Welcome to Osborn ...

Osborn is located in Floyd County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Osborn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Osborn is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Osborn: 606

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, British Columbia, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), 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.

  • Pikeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Prestonsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Coal Run Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkhorn City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Pippa Passes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Martin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheelwright
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Wayland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Wayland is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Allen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Allen is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Allen has also been known as:
    • Beaver Creek Junction
    • Beaver Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
  • Cedarville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville

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

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

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

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.

Adding Osborn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Osborn 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 (so far) for Osborn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Osborn post office opened in 1897. The Osborn post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Osborn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Floyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Osborn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/