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Welcome to Southwest Oswego ...

Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Southwest Oswego, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Southwest Oswego is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Southwest Oswego: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near Southwest Oswego ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Southwest Oswego.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Southwest Oswego ...

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

Adding Southwest Oswego to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Southwest 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 Southwest Oswego was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Southwest Oswego.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Southwest Oswego. 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Southwest Oswego - 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 Southwest Oswego area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Southwest Oswego 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.




 

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