Osborn was established as a town with a train station in 1907 along the Huntley Project irrigation system and retained a post office for only six years, until its closure in 1914.

[3] The Huntley Project Museum of Irrigated Agriculture is located on 10.4 acres (4.2 ha) of the townsite, where 18 homestead buildings from the early 1900s have been preserved.

[4] The Southern Agricultural Research Center is also located here,[5] as well as a small fairground where occasional gatherings can be set up.

The U.S. Geographical Names Information System does not list Osborn, Montana.

The Huntley Project Museum, as well as the Southern Agricultural Research Center, are located at Coord|45.924397|-108.244574|.