Welcome to Owasco ...

Owasco is located in Sullivan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Owasco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Owasco is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Owasco: 660

Communities Also Named Owasco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Owasco - they are located in Indiana, Nebraska and New York.

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

Communities near Owasco ...

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

• Milan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Milan
  • From Owasco to Milan
• Green City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
  • Green City is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
• Novinger
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novinger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
  • Novinger is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
• Greencastle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greencastle
  • From Owasco to Greencastle
• Browning
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
  • Browning is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Browning
  • From Owasco to Browning
• Purdin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
  • Purdin is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
• Humphreys
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
  • Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Humphreys
  • From Owasco to Humphreys
• Pollock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
  • Pollock is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
• South Gifford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gifford
  • South Gifford is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Gifford
  • From Owasco to South Gifford
• Sticklerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sticklerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklerville
  • Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sticklerville
  • From Owasco to Sticklerville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Owasco ...

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

Adding Owasco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Owasco 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 Owasco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Owasco post office opened in 1858.

We also found Owasco in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Owasco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/