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Hominy is located in Osage county. Hominy originated following the removal of the Osage indians from Kansas during the early 1870's. One of the tribes five physical divisions , encamped alomg a creek in the South-central part of their new reservation. They named the stream Ho'n-Mo'n-I'n (pronounced Hominy by whites) or Walks In The Night. The Federal government established an Osage subagency on Hominy creek circa 1974. The facility was relocated four miles south in 1886. In December 1887 John M. Hale and Jacob H. Phillips were lisenced to trade with the Osage. Their store, called Hominy Post, was located near the subagency. A settlement developed there and a post office with the Hominy designation was opened in February 1891.