Osage City, Missouri

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. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 279.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

38°33′09″N 92°01′57″W


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