Welcome to Osaka ...

Osaka is located in Wise County<1>.

The location of Osaka has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Osaka, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Osaka is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Osaka lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Osaka is within the (276) area code.

Communities Also Named Osaka ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Osaka - it's located in Alabama.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Osaka.

Communities near Osaka ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Osaka.

• Big Stone Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <4>
• Norton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Norton is located in Norton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
• Wise
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Wise is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <4>
• Jenkins
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Letcher County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <4>
• Cumberland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
• Coeburn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeburn
  • Coeburn is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeburn <4>
• Whitesburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
  • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <4>
• Pennington Gap
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
  • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
• Appalachia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachia
  • Appalachia is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appalachia <4>
• Pound
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <4>

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 Osaka. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Osaka.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Osaka. 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 Osaka.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Osaka. See our Newspapers Page for Osaka.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Osaka ...

Looking for more information about Osaka? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Osaka, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Osaka.

Adding Osaka to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Osaka in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Osaka was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Osaka post office opened in 1902.

We also found Osaka on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Osaka.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Osaka. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wise County: www.wisecounty.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/