Osborn is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

located in

Oktibbeha County Oktibbeha County is a county in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census the population was 51,788. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a Choctaw word meaning "icy creek". T ...

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. Osborn is approximately northeast of Starkville and approximately west of Tibbee.

History

Osborn is located on the

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. 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

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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.

Notable people

* Tony Hollins, blues singer *

Toby Turner Tobias Joseph Turner (born March 3, 1985), also known by his stage name Tobuscus, is an American Internet personality, actor, and musician. Originally from Osborn, Mississippi, he is best known for his YouTube videos including vlogs, Let's Pla ...

, comedian

References

Unincorporated communities in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi {{OktibbehaCountyMS-geo-stub