Welcome to Kossuth ...

Kossuth is located in Auglaize County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kossuth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Kossuth is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Kossuth: (419) and (567)<4>

Communities Also Named Kossuth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Kossuth - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Maine, Mississippi, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kossuth.

Communities near Kossuth ...

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

• Lima
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Lima is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <5>
• Van Wert
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Wert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
  • Van Wert is located in Van Wert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wert <5>
• Celina
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
  • Celina is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <5>
• Wapakoneta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapakoneta
  • Wapakoneta is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wapakoneta <5>
• Saint Marys
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <5>
• Delphos
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
  • Delphos is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delphos <5>
• Coldwater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <5>
• Fort Shawnee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
  • Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
• New Bremen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen
  • New Bremen is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bremen <5>
• Minster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minster
  • Minster is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minster <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kossuth ...

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

Adding Kossuth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kossuth 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 Kossuth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kossuth post office opened in 1850.

We also found Kossuth in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kossuth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Auglaize County: www.auglaizecounty.org

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/