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Welcome to Osborne ...

Osborne is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Osborne, you might consider that their post office opened in 1935.

Osborne is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Osborne lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Osborne: 509

Communities Also Named Osborne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Osborne - they are located in California, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland, North Carolina, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Osborne ...

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

  • Coulee Dam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Coulee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilbur
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Almira
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmer City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Nespelem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Nespelem is located in Okanogan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nespelem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Hartline
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mason City ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mason City is located in Okanogan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
  • Hesseltine ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hesseltine is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesseltine
  • Osborne Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Osborne Corner is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Corner

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Osborne ...

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

Adding Osborne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Osborne 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 (so far) for Osborne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Osborne post office opened in 1935. The Osborne post office closed in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Osborne.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Osborne - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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