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Welcome to Little France ...

Little France is located in Oswego County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Little France, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Little France is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Little France: (315)

Communities near Little France ...

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

  • Fulton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Baldwinsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinsville
    • Baldwinsville is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwinsville <4>
  • North Syracuse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
    • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
  • Minoa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
    • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <4>
  • East Syracuse
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
    • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
  • Liverpool
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Phoenix
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pulaski
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Camden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
  • Central Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
    • Central Square is located in Oswego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Square <4>

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 Little France. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little France.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Little France. See our Newspapers Page for Little France.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little France ...

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

Adding Little France to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Little France 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 Little France was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Little France post office opened in 1876.

We also found Little France in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Little France.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little France. 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/

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 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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little France - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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