Welcome to Fort Ontario ...

Fort Ontario is located in Oswego County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Fort Ontario: Ft. Ontario

Fort Ontario is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Fort Ontario is located in the (315) area code.

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)
  • 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 <4>
• Phoenix
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <4>
• Mexico
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mexico is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>
• Fair Haven
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
  • Fair Haven is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <4>
• 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.<2> 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannibal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish
  • Parish is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parish <4>
• 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.<2> 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/