Welcome to Oshkosh ...

The city of Oshkosh is located in Garden County<1> and is the County Seat for Garden County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oshkosh, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oshkosh has a population of 770 people<2> (see below for details).

Oshkosh is 3,390 feet [1,033 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Oshkosh is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Oshkosh lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Oshkosh, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Oshkosh: (308)

The ZIP code for Oshkosh: 69154<4>

Websites for Oshkosh ...

Official Website: www.ci.oshkosh.ne.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oshkosh had an population of 770 people. This is a decrease of 12.9% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oshkosh had a population of 884 people (which is 42.98% of the total population of Garden County). This makes Oshkosh the county's most populous community.

The population of Oshkosh represents 0.05% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 128th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 884 people, the population of Oshkosh has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 887 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Oshkosh.

Communities Also Named Oshkosh ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nebraska communities named Oshkosh: This one is located in Garden County and the other is located in Deuel County.

Beyond Nebraska, there are 4 communities that are also named Oshkosh - they are located in Louisiana, North Dakota and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Oshkosh ...

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

• Lewellen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewellen
  • Lewellen is located in Garden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewellen <5>
• Lisco
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisco
  • Lisco is located in Garden County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisco <5>
• Chappell
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
  • Chappell is located in Deuel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappell <5>
• Belmar
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
  • Belmar is located in Keith County
• Lodgepole
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodgepole
  • Lodgepole is located in Cheyenne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodgepole <5>
• Big Springs
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Big Springs is located in Deuel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Springs <5>
• Sunol
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunol
  • Sunol is located in Cheyenne County
• Julesburg
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
  • Julesburg is located in Sedgwick County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Julesburg <5>
• Broadwater
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwater
  • Broadwater is located in Morrill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadwater <5>
• Lemoyne
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
  • Lemoyne is located in Keith County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oshkosh ...

Looking for more information about Oshkosh? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Oshkosh, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oshkosh.

Adding Oshkosh to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oshkosh 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 Oshkosh was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Oshkosh post office opened in 1889.

We also found Oshkosh mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oshkosh.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Oshkosh: www.ci.oshkosh.ne.us/

The official website for Garden County: www.co.garden.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/