Welcome to Old Fort ...
Old Fort is located in Seneca County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Old Fort, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
Old Fort is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Old Fort lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Old Fort: 419 & 567<3>
Communities Also Named Old Fort ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Old Fort - they are located in British Columbia, Idaho, North Carolina, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Old Fort.
Communities near Old Fort ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Fort.
- Tiffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fostoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
- Oak Harbor is located in Ottawa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Harbor <4>
- Gibsonburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonburg
- Gibsonburg is located in Sandusky County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonburg <4>
- Woodville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Sandusky County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <4>
- Pemberville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pemberville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberville
- Pemberville is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pemberville <4>
- Elmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Old Fort. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Fort.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Old Fort. 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 Old Fort.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Fort. See our Newspapers Page for Old Fort.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Fort ...
Looking for more information about Old Fort? 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 Old Fort, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Old Fort.
Adding Old Fort to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Old Fort 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 Old Fort was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Old Fort post office opened in 1882.
We also found Old Fort in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Old Fort.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Seneca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Fort - 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 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Old Fort area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Old Fort 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |