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Osage

Ghost town · Colorado County, Texas

Glidden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Glidden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Osage is a ghost town in Colorado County, Texas. It is one of 6 former communities in Colorado County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Osage as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 29.7411° N, 96.7150° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townWeimar, TX
Distance to it4.7 miles
Coordinates29.74111, -96.71500

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What's there now

Osage is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Weimar, TX (population 3,240), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Osage?

Osage is in Colorado County, Texas, at 29.7411, -96.7150.

How many ghost towns are in Colorado County?

Colorado County, Texas has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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