Welcome to Oshawa ...

Oshawa is located in Cass County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oshawa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Oshawa is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Oshawa is within the boundaries of the (218) area code.

Communities Also Named Oshawa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Minnesota communities named Oshawa: This one is located in Cass County and the other is located in Nicollet County.

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

Communities near Oshawa ...

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

• Pine River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
  • Pine River is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine River <4>
• Jenkins
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <4>
• Akeley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akeley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeley
  • Akeley is located in Hubbard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akeley <4>
• Nevis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevis
  • Nevis is located in Hubbard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevis <4>
• Hackensack
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackensack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
  • Hackensack is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackensack <4>
• Backus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Backus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backus
  • Backus is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Backus <4>
• Chickamaw Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickamaw Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickamaw Beach
  • Chickamaw Beach is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
• Nimrod
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
  • Nimrod is located in Wadena County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nimrod <4>
• Dorset
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
  • Dorset is located in Hubbard County
• Ah-gwah-ching
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ah-gwah-ching have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ah-gwah-ching
  • Ah-gwah-ching is located in Cass 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 Oshawa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oshawa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oshawa ...

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

Adding Oshawa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oshawa post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oshawa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cass County: www.co.cass.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/