Welcome to Osie ...
So far, we found very little information about Osie. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Osie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Osie, please Contact Us.
Osie would have been located within present day Lawrence County<2>.
Since we don't have the location of Osie, we have used what we believe to be its closest cemetery as an estimate.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Osie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Time Zone: The area where Osie was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Osie once stood is in the (606) area code.
Communities near Osie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Osie.
- Paintsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
- Paintsville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <3>
- Louisa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Louisa is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <3>
- Fort Gay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Inez
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Inez is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <3>
- Sandy Hook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <3>
- Blaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <3>
- Busseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Busseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseyville
- Busseyville is located in Lawrence County
- Cherokee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Christmas ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Cordell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Osie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Osie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Osie. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Osie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Osie. See our Newspapers Page for Osie.
Adding Osie to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Osie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Osie post office opened in 1899.
We also found Osie on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Osie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Osie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |