Welcome to Old Fort ...

Old Fort is located in Seneca County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Area codes for Old Fort: (419) & (567)<4>

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
  • Tiffin is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiffin <5>
• Fremont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <5>
• Fostoria
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
  • Fostoria is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fostoria <5>
• Bellevue
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
• Clyde
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <5>
• 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.<2> 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 <5>
• 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.<2> 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 <5>
• Woodville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• 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.<2> 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 <5>
• Elmore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
  • Elmore is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore <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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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