Osage
Unincorporated community
Pool in Osage in 1946 with swimmers and Rear Admiral Joel T. Boone
Pool in Osage in 1946 with swimmers and Rear Admiral Joel T. Boone
Osage is located in West Virginia
Osage
Osage
Location within the state of West Virginia
Osage is located in the United States
Osage
Osage
Osage (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°39′31″N 80°00′27″W / 39.65861°N 80.00750°W / 39.65861; -80.00750
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Monongalia
Elevation
[1]
873 ft (266 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1544449[1]

Osage is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. It lies across the Monongahela River from Morgantown.

The community was named after the Osage Indians.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Osage, West Virginia
  2. ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 462.


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