Welcome to Osage Bend ...

Osage Bend is located in Cole County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Osage Bend, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

A typical abbreviation for Osage Bend: Osage Bnd.

Osage Bend is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Osage Bend lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Osage Bend is within the (573) area code.

Communities near Osage Bend ...

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

• Jefferson City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Jefferson City is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
  • Jefferson City has also been known as:
  • Jeff City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
• Holts Summit
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Summit
  • Holts Summit is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holts Summit <4>
• Wardsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
  • Wardsville is located in Cole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
• Linn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
  • Linn is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <4>
• Saint Martins
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
  • Saint Martins is located in Cole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
• Taos
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
  • Taos is located in Cole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
• Russellville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Cole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <4>
• Vienna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Maries County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
• Freeburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
  • Freeburg is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
• Westphalia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
  • Westphalia is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westphalia <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 Osage Bend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Osage Bend.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Osage Bend ...

Looking for more information about Osage Bend? 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 Osage Bend, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Osage Bend.

Adding Osage Bend to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Osage Bend 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 Osage Bend was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Osage Bend post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Osage Bend.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cole County: www.colecounty.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/