Welcome to Ogontz ...

Ogontz is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ogontz, you might consider that their post office opened in 1928.

Ogontz is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ogontz: 207

Communities Also Named Ogontz ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ogontz - they are located in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Ogontz ...

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

• North East Carry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • North East Carry is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East Carry
• Rockwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rockwood is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <3>
• Somerset Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Somerset Junction is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Junction
• Kokadjo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kokadjo is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokadjo
• Moosehead
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Moosehead is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
• Lily Bay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Lily Bay is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Bay
• Beaver Cove
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaver Cove is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
• Mackamp
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mackamp is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackamp
• Long Pond
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Pond is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
• Greenville Junction
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Greenville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Junction
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville Junction <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ogontz. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ogontz.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ogontz ...

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

Adding Ogontz to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ogontz 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 (so far) for Ogontz was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ogontz post office opened in 1928. The Ogontz post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ogontz.