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Osborn, Mississippi

Coordinates: 33°31′17″N 88°43′20″W / 33.52139°N 88.72222°W / 33.52139; -88.72222
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Osborn, Mississippi
Osborn, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Osborn, Mississippi
Osborn, Mississippi
Osborn, Mississippi is located in the United States
Osborn, Mississippi
Osborn, Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°31′17″N 88°43′20″W / 33.52139°N 88.72222°W / 33.52139; -88.72222
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyOktibbeha
Elevation
262 ft (80 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39759
Area code662
GNIS feature ID675314[1]

Osborn is an unincorporated community located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. Osborn is approximately 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Starkville and approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of Tibbee.

History

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Osborn is located on the Kansas City Southern Railway.[2] In 1900, Osborn had a population of 100.[3]

A post office operated under the name Osborn from 1884 to 1949.[4]

In 1960, seven black men from Little Rock used a restroom at Weaver's Amoco in Osborn, where there was only one restroom, which was for whites only. They were arrested at Mayhew Junction in Lowndes county, and required to pay a $200 per person bond. According to the law, they each faced a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a fine of $500. The case was widely anticipated as the first test of the state's sit-in law, but was settled when the defendants unexpectedly pleaded guilty and paid a small fine in Starkville the next day.[5][6]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Osborn, Mississippi
  2. ^ Howe, Tony. "Osborn, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 366.
  4. ^ "Oktibbeha County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Negro Group Enters White Cafe in State". Clarion-Ledger. April 23, 1960. Retrieved December 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sitdowners' Guilty Pleas Bring $15 fine". The Delta Democrat-Times. Greenville, Mississippi. April 24, 1960. Retrieved December 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Oktibbeha County Blues - Starkville". Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  8. ^ "Toby Turner". VidCon. September 25, 2012. Archived from the original on August 9, 2013.