Welcome to Fort Ontario ...
Fort Ontario is located in Oswego County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Ontario: Ft. Ontario
Fort Ontario is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fort Ontario lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fort Ontario: 315 & 680<3>
Communities near Fort Ontario ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Ontario.
- Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phoenix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fair Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Victory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Victory is located in Cayuga County
- Hannibal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Red Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Creek
- Red Creek is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Creek <4>
- Parish
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- 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.<5> 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 <4>
- Furniss
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Furniss is located in Oswego County
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 Ontario. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Ontario.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Ontario. 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 Ontario.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Ontario. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Ontario.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Ontario ...
Looking for more information about Fort Ontario? 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 Ontario, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Ontario.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Oswego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Ontario - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Fort Ontario area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Ontario area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |