Osage City, Missouri

Osage City is an unincorporated community in Cole County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

Osage City was platted in 1867.[2] The community took its name from the nearby Osage River.[3] A post office called Osage City was established in 1856, and remained in operation until 1962.[4]

The Gay Archeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[5]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Osage City, Missouri
  2. "Cole County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 279.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  5. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

Coordinates: 38°33′09″N 92°01′57″W / 38.55250°N 92.03250°W / 38.55250; -92.03250


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