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Welcome to Osborn ...

Osborn is located in Charleston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Osborn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Osborn is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Osborn: 843 & 854<3>

Communities Also Named Osborn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Osborn: This one is located in Charleston County and the other is located in Colleton County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 24 communities that are also named Osborn - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Washington.

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

Communities near Osborn ...

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

  • Hollywood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ravenel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Seabrook Island
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kiawah Island
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Meggett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cottageville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Edisto Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edisto Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto Beach
    • Edisto Beach is located in Colleton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Rockville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in Charleston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
    • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
  • Jacksonboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Osborn ...

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

Adding Osborn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Osborn post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Osborn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Charleston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Osborn - 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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Osborn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Osborn 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/