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History · Osmond

Osmond’s post office opened in 1890, and 28% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1963 on and the census since 1900.

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28%homes built before 1940
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How Osmond began

When was Osmond founded?

1890

The Osmond post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 501 in 19002020 census: 794136 years
Founding year: the first Osmond post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Osmond’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Osmond are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Osmond’s history is told.

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The story

How Osmond came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Osmond.

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Osmond was established in 1890 when the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was extended to that point. It was likely named for a railroad official.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Osmond, decade by decade

Today4 recent
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On the map

Osmond on the map, 1963 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Osmond. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Osmond on the 1963 USGS mapOsmond on the 1985 USGS map1963Osmond sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Osmond.

People over time

Osmond, census by census

02004006008001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 883

Between 501 and 883 people in every census since 1900.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Osmond’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Osmond’s history

What year was Osmond founded?

The Osmond post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.