Osier, Michigan

Osier is an ghost town in Delta County, in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1]

History

A post office was established at Osier in 1898, closed in 1901, reopened in 1910, and closed permanently in 1927.[2] Osier was named from a grove of willow (commonly known as osier) trees near the town site.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Osier (historical)
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Osier Post Office (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.