Osage Counties Oklahoma United States
In 1872, the United States Government purchased land from the Cherokee Nation for the Osage tribe and it was then that the tribe moved to Indian Territory. At statehood, 1907, this Osage Reservation became Osage County, the largest county in Oklahoma. the name is a corruption by the French of the tribal name Wah-Sha-She. Pawhuska, the county seat, was named for Chief Pa-hue-Skah, which means white hair. Land Area: 2,303 square miles of wide prairie make this ranching and agricultural county the largest in Oklahoma
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See Also:
- Osage County Interlocal Coop - Educational service organization designed to assist rural school districts in Osage, Noble and Kay counties with special services.
- Osage County Demographics - Provides report from the U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census counties 2000.[PDF]
- The Osage Nation Genealogical website - Osage Tribe: A Resource Site for Genealogical oklahoma Research for counties the Osage Tribal Researcher
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