Welcome to Osborn ...

Osborn is located in Johnson 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 1882.

Osborn is 3,120 feet [951 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Osborn is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Osborn: (423)

Communities Also Named Osborn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, South Carolina (2) 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.

• Boone
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Boone is located in Watauga County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <4>
• Winchester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Johnson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
• Mountain City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
  • Mountain City is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <4>
• Norris
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
  • Norris is located in Johnson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
• Jefferson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• Trade
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade
  • Trade is located in Johnson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trade <4>
• West Jefferson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
  • West Jefferson is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <4>
• Beech Mountain
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Mountain
  • Beech Mountain is located in Avery County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Mountain <4>
• Lansing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
• Creston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <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 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 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 1882.

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

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 State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/