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Welcome to Osage ...

Osage is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Osage, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Osage is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Osage: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Osage ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Osage - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Osage ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Osage ...

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

Adding Osage to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Osage in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Osage was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Osage post office opened in 1890.

We also found Osage in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Osage.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Osage - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Osage area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Osage area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/