Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Fort Ontario in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fort Ontario. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fort Ontario listed first.
- Oswego
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- 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 <2>
- Fruit Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Valley
- Fruit Valley is located in Oswego County
- Oswego Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oswego Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Center
- Oswego Center is located in Oswego County
- Lansing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Scriba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scriba
- Scriba is located in Oswego County
- Scriba has also been known as:
- Scriba Corners
- Minetto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minetto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetto
- Minetto is located in Oswego County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minetto <2>
- Seneca Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Hill
- Seneca Hill is located in Oswego County
- Southwest Oswego
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
- Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
- Furniss
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Furniss is located in Oswego County
- South Scriba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Scriba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Scriba
- South Scriba is located in Oswego County
- Lycoming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lycoming have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycoming
- Lycoming is located in Oswego County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lycoming <2>
- North Hannibal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hannibal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hannibal
- North Hannibal is located in Oswego County
- South New Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Haven
- South New Haven is located in Oswego County
- North Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
- North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Oswego County
- Fairdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Fairdale is located in Oswego County
- Dexterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexterville
- Dexterville is located in Oswego County
- Granby Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
- Granby Center is located in Oswego County
- North Volney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Volney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Volney
- North Volney is located in Oswego County
- New Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Sterling Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
- Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
- Hannibal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannibal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
- 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 <2>
- Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Sterling is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <2>
- Volney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fort Ontario, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |