Welcome to Oscar ...
So far, we found very little information about Oscar. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oscar to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oscar, please Contact Us.
Oscar would have been located within present day Hill County<2>.
The location of Oscar has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oscar, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Oscar is 3,370 feet [1,027 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Oscar is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Oscar was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Oscar still existed, it would have been in the (406) area code.
Communities Also Named Oscar ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Oscar - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oscar.
Communities near Oscar ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oscar.
- Havre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Havre is located in Hill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre <5>
- Saddle Butte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Butte
- Saddle Butte is located in Hill County
- Herron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - West Havre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Havre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Havre
- West Havre is located in Hill County
- Azure
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azure
- Azure is located in Hill County
- Beaver Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Hill County
- Parker School
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker School have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker School
- Parker School is located in Hill County
- Sangrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Boneau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Lloyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Lloyd is located in Blaine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lloyd <5>
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 Oscar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oscar.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oscar. 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 Oscar.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oscar. See our Newspapers Page for Oscar.
Adding Oscar to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oscar in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oscar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Oscar post office opened in 1912.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oscar.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hill County: www.co.hill.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oscar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Hill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oscar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |