| Official Name: | Osborn, Mississippi |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Oktibbeha |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 262 |
| Coordinates: | 33.5214°N -88.7222°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 39759 |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 675314 |
Osborn is an unincorporated community located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. Osborn is approximately 9miles northeast of Starkville and approximately 7miles west of Tibbee.
Osborn is located on the Kansas City Southern Railway.[1] In 1900, Osborn had a population of 100.[2]
A post office operated under the name Osborn from 1884 to 1949.[3]
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.[4] [5]