Osier, Michigan
Ghost town
Osier is located in Michigan
Osier
Osier
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 46°06′56″N 87°00′05″W / 46.11556°N 87.00139°W / 46.11556; -87.00139
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyDelta
TownshipMaple Ridge
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49878
Area code906
GNIS feature ID168163[1]

Osier is a ghost town in Delta County, in the U.S. state of Michigan.[2]

History

A post office was established at Osier in 1898, closed in 1901, reopened in 1910, and closed permanently in 1927.[1] Osier was named from a grove of willow (commonly known as osier) trees near the town site.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Osier Post Office (historical)
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Osier (historical)
  3. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 111.


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