Welcome to Oshanter ...

Oshanter is located in Clearfield County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oshanter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Oshanter is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Oshanter is within the (814) area code.

Communities near Oshanter ...

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

• Clearfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <4>
• Philipsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philipsburg
  • Philipsburg is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philipsburg <4>
• Curwensville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curwensville
  • Curwensville is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curwensville <4>
• Osceola Mills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Mills
  • Osceola Mills is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola Mills <4>
• Chester Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
  • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
• Houtzdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houtzdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houtzdale
  • Houtzdale is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houtzdale <4>
• Irvona
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvona
  • Irvona is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvona <4>
• Coalport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalport
  • Coalport is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coalport <4>
• South Philipsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
  • South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
• Ramey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
  • Ramey is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oshanter ...

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

Adding Oshanter to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oshanter post office opened in 1886.

We also found Oshanter in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oshanter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/