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Welcome to Osmond ...

Osmond is located in Caswell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Osmond, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Osmond is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Osmond: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Osmond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Osmond - they are located in Nebraska, Newfoundland and Labrador and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Osmond ...

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

  • Danville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Danville is located in Danville City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,869 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
  • Roxboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Yanceyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Milton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Concord
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Concord is located in Person County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Estelle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Estelle is located in Caswell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
  • Ceffo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ceffo is located in Person County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
  • Blanch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hicks Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hicks Village is located in Person County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
  • Roseville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Roseville is located in Person County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Osmond ...

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

Adding Osmond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Osmond 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 (so far) for Osmond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Osmond post office opened in 1883. The Osmond post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Osmond.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Caswell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Osmond - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Osmond area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Osmond area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/