Welcome to Osborn ...

Osborn is located in Charleston County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Osborn is located in the (843) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood <4>
• Ravenel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenel
  • Ravenel is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenel <4>
• Seabrook Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Island
  • Seabrook Island is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook Island <4>
• Kiawah Island
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiawah Island
  • Kiawah Island is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiawah Island <4>
• Meggett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meggett
  • Meggett is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meggett <4>
• Cottageville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
  • Cottageville is located in Colleton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottageville <4>
• 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.<2> 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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonboro
  • Jacksonboro is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonboro <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 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.<5>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Osborn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Charleston County: www.charlestoncounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/