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Welcome to Oseuma ...

Oseuma is located in Ottawa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oseuma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.

Oseuma is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Oseuma lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Oseuma: 918 & 539<3>

Communities near Oseuma ...

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

  • Miami
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Miami is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,947 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <4>
  • Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <4>
  • Vinita
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Commerce
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Seneca
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Seneca is located in Newton County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
  • Afton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Quapaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Welch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bernice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ketchum
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oseuma ...

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

Adding Oseuma to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oseuma post office opened in 1868. The Oseuma post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oseuma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Ottawa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oseuma - 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 918 code has been Overlayed with the 539 area code. New phone numbers in the Oseuma area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Oseuma 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/