Welcome to Osman ...
So far, we found very little information about Osman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Osman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Osman - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Osman, please Contact Us.
While we don't have the exact location of Osman , we believe that it would have been located within present day Adams County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Osman, 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.
Time Zone: The area where Osman was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Osman would have been located in the (937) area code.
Communities Also Named Osman ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Osman - they are located in Illinois, Texas and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Osman.
Adding Osman to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Osman 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 Osman was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Osman on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Osman.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 Osman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |