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Welcome to Oz ...

Oz is located in McCreary County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oz, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Oz is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Oz (for example, toward Albany), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Oz: 606

Communities near Oz ...

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

  • Gernt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gernt is located in Fentress County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
    • Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
  • Monticello
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oneida
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Oneida is located in Scott County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneida <3>
  • Winfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Helenwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Burnside
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Marshes Siding
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
  • Revelo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Revelo is located in McCreary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
  • Stearns
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Whitley City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oz ...

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

Adding Oz to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oz 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 Oz was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Oz post office opened in 1907. The Oz post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oz.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including McCreary, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oz - 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/