Welcome to Osino ...

Osino is located in Elko County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Osino, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Osino is 5,130 feet [1,564 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Osino is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Osino lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Osino is located in the (775) area code.

Communities near Osino ...

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

• Elko
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
  • Elko is located in Elko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <4>
• Coin ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
  • Coin is located in Elko County
• Fort Halleck ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Halleck
  • Fort Halleck is located in Elko County
• Halleck ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halleck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
  • Halleck is located in Elko County
• Spring Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Elko County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Creek <4>
• Hunter ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Elko County
• Lamoille
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
  • Lamoille is located in Elko County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoille <4>
• Moleen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moleen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moleen
  • Moleen is located in Elko County
• Deeth
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeth
  • Deeth is located in Elko County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deeth <4>
• Carlin
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlin
  • Carlin is located in Elko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlin <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Osino ...

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

Adding Osino to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Osino 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 Osino was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Osino mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Osino.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/