Osaka, Virginia | |
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Osaka, Virginia Osaka, Virginia | |
Coordinates: 36°56′49″N 82°48′39″W / 36.94694°N 82.81083°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Wise |
Area | |
• Total | 0.431 sq mi (1.12 km2) |
• Land | 0.431 sq mi (1.12 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,801 ft (549 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 132 |
• Density | 306.3/sq mi (118.3/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1493381[1] |
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
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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