Welcome to Southwest Oswego ...

Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Southwest Oswego, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Southwest Oswego is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Southwest Oswego lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Southwest Oswego is located in the (315) area code.

Communities near Southwest Oswego ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Southwest Oswego.

• Oswego
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <3>
• Fulton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <3>
• Phoenix
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <3>
• Wolcott
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
  • Wolcott is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <3>
• Mexico
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mexico is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <3>
• Fair Haven
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
  • Fair Haven is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <3>
• Victory
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Victory is located in Cayuga County
• Hannibal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannibal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hannibal is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <3>
• Cato
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
  • Cato is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cato <3>
• Red Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Creek
  • Red Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Creek <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Southwest Oswego. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Southwest Oswego.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Southwest Oswego. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Southwest Oswego.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Southwest Oswego. See our Newspapers Page for Southwest Oswego.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Southwest Oswego ...

Looking for more information about Southwest Oswego? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Southwest Oswego, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Southwest Oswego.

Adding Southwest Oswego to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Southwest Oswego in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Southwest Oswego was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Southwest Oswego in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Southwest Oswego.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Southwest Oswego. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/