Osaka, Virginia

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Osaka, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Osaka, Virginia is located in Virginia
Osaka, Virginia
Osaka, Virginia
Coordinates: 36°56′49″N 82°48′39″W / 36.94694°N 82.81083°W / 36.94694; -82.81083Coordinates: 36°56′49″N 82°48′39″W / 36.94694°N 82.81083°W / 36.94694; -82.81083[1]
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyWise
Elevation
1,801 ft (549 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1493381[1]

Osaka is an unincorporated community 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[]

  1. ^ a b GNIS.
  2. ^ Prescott 1946, p. 112.
  3. ^ 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.
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