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Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
Osborn, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°31′17″N 88°43′20″W / 33.52139°N 88.72222°W / 33.52139; -88.72222
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyOktibbeha
Elevation262 ft (80 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code39759
Area code662
GNIS feature ID675314

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

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

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

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.

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References

  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.
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