City of Osage, Osage Township, Mitchell County, Iowa, United States

Overview of Osage

• Name:
  Osage
• Official Name:
  City of Osage
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Osage Township, Mitchell County, Iowa, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Some suggest the town is named for a Mr. Orrin Sage of Wareham, Massachusetts, who commonly signed his name 'O. Sage'. He donated $2000 and 600 acres of land for a public library. Others feel the town was named after the well known tribe of Indians known as the Osage. Founded in 1856 and incorporated in 1871.
• Surveys:
  Fifth Principal Meridian
  

  Range 16 West
  

  Townships: 98 North

  Range 17 West
  

  Townships: 98 North
• County Seat of:
  Mitchell County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:43.284138343° 17' 02.9"N

  Longitude:-92.811027992° 48' 39.7"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Mitchell (Mitchell Township) 3.9 mi. NW
  • Orchard (West Lincoln Township) 4.4 mi. SE
  • Rock Creek (Cedar Township) 6.4 mi. SW
  • Saint Ansgar (Saint Ansgar Township) 8.5 mi. NW
  • Stacyville (Stacyville Township) 10.6 mi. N
  • Floyd (Floyd Township, Floyd County) 11.4 mi. S
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Osage 0.8 mi. NW
  • Sacred Heart 1.2 mi. SE
  • Tucker (Cedar Township) 2.6 mi. SW
  • Oak Grove (Mitchell, Mitchell Township) 3.7 mi. NW
  • Calvary (Cedar Township) 4.3 mi. S
  • Orchard (West Lincoln Township) 4.3 mi. S
  • Dudley (Cedar Township) 5.2 mi. SW
  • Rock Creek Evangelical Lutheran (Cedar Township) 6.6 mi. SW
  • River View (Saint Ansgar Township) 7 mi. NW
  • Eden (Cedar Township) 7 mi. SW
  • West End (Cedar Township) 7.2 mi. SW
  • Brownville (Burr Oak Township) 7.9 mi. NE
• Population:
  3,478
• Elevation:
  360 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  892610605
• Updated Apr 19, 2020