Welcome to Oswego ...

Oswego is located in Valley County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Oswego: ahz-WEE-goh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oswego, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Oswego is 2,020 feet [616 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Oswego lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Oswego: (406)

Communities Also Named Oswego ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Oswego: This one is located in Valley County and the other is located in Dawson County.

Beyond Montana, there are 13 communities that are also named Oswego - they are located in Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, 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 7 communities that are near Oswego.

• Wolf Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Point
  • Wolf Point is located in Roosevelt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Point <5>
• Frazer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
  • Frazer is located in Valley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazer <5>
• Nashua
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <5>
• Vida
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vida
  • Vida is located in McCone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vida <5>
• Lustre
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lustre
  • Lustre is located in Valley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lustre <5>
• McCone City ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCone City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCone City
  • McCone City is located in McCone County
• Fort Peck
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Peck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Peck
  • Fort Peck is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Peck <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 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.<6>

From that list, the Oswego post office opened in 1896.

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 State of Montana: https://mt.gov/