Osaka, Virginia
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
36°56′49″N 82°48′39″W / 36.94694°N 82.81083°W / 36.94694; -82.81083[1] (2020)
Osaka is a Census-designated place and coal town located in Wise County, Virginia, United States, served by a (now vanished) branch line of the Appalachia to Stonega railroad that ran along Mud Lick Creek to Roda, which was built in 1896 by Interstate Railroads.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b GNIS.
- ^ Prescott 1946, p. 112.
- ^ Poor 1911, p. 464, INTERSTATE RR.
bibliography
- Prescott, E. J. (1946). The Story of the Virginia Coal and Iron Company, 1882–1945. Virginia Book.
- Poor, Henry Varnum (1911). Poor's Manual of Railroads of the United States. Vol. 44. New York: Poor's Manual Company.
- "Osaka". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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Municipalities and communities of Wise County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Wise
- Appalachia
- Big Stone Gap
- Coeburn
- Pound
- St. Paul‡
- Wise
- Big Stone Gap East
- Dunbar
- East Stone Gap
- Osaka
- Riverview
- Stonega
- Tacoma
- The University of Virginia's College at Wise
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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