Welcome to Oswego ...

Oswego is located in Kosciusko County<1>.

The location of Oswego has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oswego, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

Oswego is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Oswego (for example, toward Hamlet), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Oswego ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Oswego - they are located in Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana (2), New York, North Carolina, Oregon (3), South Carolina and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oswego.

Communities near Oswego ...

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

• Goshen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
• Columbia City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
  • Columbia City is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <4>
• Nappanee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nappanee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nappanee
  • Nappanee is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nappanee <4>
• Winona Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Lake
  • Winona Lake is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona Lake <4>
• Ligonier
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ligonier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier
  • Ligonier is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ligonier <4>
• Syracuse
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <4>
• Albion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Wakarusa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakarusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakarusa
  • Wakarusa is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakarusa <4>
• Bourbon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
  • Bourbon is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbon <4>
• South Whitley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whitley
  • South Whitley is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Whitley <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oswego ...

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

Adding Oswego to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Oswego was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oswego post office opened in 1840.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oswego.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kosciusko County: www.kcgov.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov