Osburn Stand
Natchez Trace
Osburn Stand is located on the Natchez Trace Parkway at milepost 93.1.
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To improve communication to the Old Southwest, the Natchez Trace was declared a post road in 1800. Afterwards, with Choctaw permission, improvements to this section of the Old Trace began. In 1805, the Choctaw allowed inns, known as stands, to be built along the route to provide basic food and shelter to travelers. By 1811, Noble Osburn opened a stand near this spot. He was known to treat equally his Choctaw neighbors and American travelers. In 1821 at LeFleur's Bluff along the Pearl River, the city of Jackson was founded and a year later became the state capital. As a result, the postal route shifted slightly east from here to go through the new captital leading to the demise of the stands along this section of the Old Trace.
Locator Map for Osburn Stand and other Natchez Trace points of interest!
Click on these nearby points of interest:
1 Upper Choctaw Boundary
2 Canton, Mississippi
Access/Exit Ratliff Ferry Road
3 River Bend
4 Cypress Swamp
Access/Exit Mississippi Highway 43
5 West Florida Boundary
6 Boyd Mounds
7 Reservoir Overlook
8 Choctaw Agency
Access/Exit Interstate 55
Access/Exit Old Canton Road
Access/Exit US Highway 51
9 Parkway Information Cabin at Ridgeland
10 Brashear's Stand and Old Trace
11 Mississippi Crafts Center
* Osburn Stand
Access/Exit US Highway 49
12 Vicksburg National Military Park
13 Clinton Visitor Center
Access/Exit Pinehaven Drive
14 Cowles Mead Cemetery
Access/Exit Interstate 20
15 Jackson, Mississippi
Access/Exit Mississippi Highway 467
16 Battle of Raymond
17 Raymond, Mississippi
18 Mamie's Cottage Bed and Breakfast
19 Raymond Military Park
20 Dean Stand
Access/Exit Mississippi Highway 27
21 Harmony Farm Bed and Breakfast
22 Lower Choctaw Boundary
Access/Exit Fisher Ferry Road
23 Buffalo Spirit Ranch Bed and Breakfast
Color Key:
* Osburn Stand
Bed and Breakfasts located nearby
On Trace Attractions located nearby
Other Attractions located nearby
Area Towns & Cities
Access / Exit Roads
1 Upper Choctaw Boundary
2 Canton, Mississippi
Access/Exit Ratliff Ferry Road
3 River Bend
4 Cypress Swamp
Access/Exit Mississippi Highway 43
5 West Florida Boundary
6 Boyd Mounds
7 Reservoir Overlook
8 Choctaw Agency
Access/Exit Interstate 55
Access/Exit Old Canton Road
Access/Exit US Highway 51
9 Parkway Information Cabin at Ridgeland
10 Brashear's Stand and Old Trace
11 Mississippi Crafts Center
* Osburn Stand
Access/Exit US Highway 49
12 Vicksburg National Military Park
13 Clinton Visitor Center
Access/Exit Pinehaven Drive
14 Cowles Mead Cemetery
Access/Exit Interstate 20
15 Jackson, Mississippi
Access/Exit Mississippi Highway 467
16 Battle of Raymond
17 Raymond, Mississippi
18 Mamie's Cottage Bed and Breakfast
19 Raymond Military Park
20 Dean Stand
Access/Exit Mississippi Highway 27
21 Harmony Farm Bed and Breakfast
22 Lower Choctaw Boundary
Access/Exit Fisher Ferry Road
23 Buffalo Spirit Ranch Bed and Breakfast
Color Key:
* Osburn Stand
Bed and Breakfasts located nearby
On Trace Attractions located nearby
Other Attractions located nearby
Area Towns & Cities
Access / Exit Roads
