Welcome to Fort Seneca ...

Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County<1>.

The pronunciation of Fort Seneca: SEH-nuh-kuh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Seneca, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1821.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Seneca: Ft. Seneca

Fort Seneca is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Fort Seneca: (419) and (567)<4>

Communities near Fort Seneca ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Seneca.

• Tiffin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
  • Tiffin is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <5>
• Fremont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <5>
• Fostoria
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
  • Fostoria is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fostoria <5>
• Bellevue
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
• Clyde
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <5>
• Gibsonburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonburg
  • Gibsonburg is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonburg <5>
• Woodville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <5>
• Elmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
  • Elmore is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore <5>
• Green Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Green Springs is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Springs <5>
• Bradner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradner have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradner
  • Bradner is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradner <5>

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 Fort Seneca. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Seneca.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Seneca. 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 Fort Seneca.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Seneca ...

Looking for more information about Fort Seneca? 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 Fort Seneca, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Seneca.

Adding Fort Seneca to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Seneca 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 Fort Seneca was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Fort Seneca post office opened in 1821.

We also found Fort Seneca in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Seneca.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/