Welcome to Oscar ...

Oscar is located

Oscar is located in Bell County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oscar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Oscar is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Oscar: 254

Websites for Oscar ...

Junior League:   www.jlbellco.org/

Communities Also Named Oscar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Oscar - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Oscar ...

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

• Temple
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
  • Temple is located in Bell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <4>
• Belton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
  • Belton is located in Bell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <4>
• Morgan's Point Resort
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan's Point Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan's Point Resort
  • Morgan's Point Resort is located in Bell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan's Point Resort <4>
• Troy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Bell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Salado
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
  • Salado is located in Bell County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salado <4>
• Little River-Academy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River-Academy
  • Little River-Academy is located in Bell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
• Bruceville - Eddy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville - Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
  • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
• Moody
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Moody is located in McLennan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <4>
• Rosebud
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
  • Rosebud is located in Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebud <4>
• Rogers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Rogers is located in Bell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <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 Oscar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oscar.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oscar ...

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

Adding Oscar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oscar 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 Oscar was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Oscar in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Oscar post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oscar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bell County: www.bellcountytx.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/