Welcome to Osceola ...

So far, we found very little information about Osceola. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Osceola to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Osceola, please Contact Us.

Osceola would have been located within present day Custer County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Osceola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Osceola is 1,740 feet [530 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Osceola was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Osceola was located: 580

Communities Also Named Osceola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Osceola - they are located in Arkansas, Florida (3), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Osceola ...

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

• Arapaho
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapaho
  • Arapaho is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arapaho <4>
• Hammon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
  • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <4>
• Leedey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedey
  • Leedey is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leedey <4>
• Custer City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
  • Custer City is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer City <4>
• Butler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• Camargo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
  • Camargo is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camargo <4>
• Putnam
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  • Putnam is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam <4>
• Carpenter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Carpenter is located in Custer County
• Clinton
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Foss
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foss have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
  • Foss is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foss <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 Osceola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Osceola.

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

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

Adding Osceola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Osceola 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 Osceola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Osceola post office opened in 1895.

We also found Osceola on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Osceola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/