Welcome to Ossette ...
So far, we found very little information about Ossette. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ossette to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ossette, please Contact Us.
Ossette would have been located within present day Daniels County<2>.
The location of Ossette has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ossette, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ossette is 2,890 feet [881 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Ossette is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Ossette was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Ossette once stood is in the (406) area code.
Communities near Ossette ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Ossette.
- Larslan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larslan
- Larslan is located in Valley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larslan <5>
- Lustre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lustre
- Lustre is located in Valley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lustre <5>
- Peerless
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless is located in Daniels County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peerless <5>
- Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Valley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
- Glentana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glentana
- Glentana is located in Valley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glentana <5>
- Four Buttes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Buttes
- Four Buttes is located in Daniels County
- Opheim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opheim have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opheim
- Opheim is located in Valley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opheim <5>
- Saint Marie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marie
- Saint Marie is located in Valley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marie <5>
- Scobey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scobey
- Scobey is located in Daniels County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scobey <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 Ossette. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ossette.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ossette. See our Newspapers Page for Ossette.
Adding Ossette to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ossette 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 Ossette was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ossette post office opened in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ossette.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Ossette, 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 Daniels, 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 Ossette - 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/ |