Welcome to Osborne ...

Osborne is located in Richmond County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Osborne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Osborne is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Osborne is located in the (910) area code.

Websites for Osborne ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.richmondcountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Osborne, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Osborne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Osborne - they are located in California, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Osborne ...

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

• Laurinburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurinburg
  • Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurinburg <4>
• Rockingham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
  • Rockingham is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockingham <4>
• Bennettsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
  • Bennettsville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennettsville <4>
• Hamlet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Hamlet is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlet <4>
• Cheraw
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
  • Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <4>
• McColl
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColl
  • McColl is located in Marlboro County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McColl <4>
• Chesterfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>
• Ellerbe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellerbe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe
  • Ellerbe is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellerbe <4>
• Dobbins Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobbins Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
  • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
• Hoffman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
  • Hoffman is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Osborne ...

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

Adding Osborne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Osborne post office opened in 1888.

We also found Osborne in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Osborne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Richmond County: www.co.richmond.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/