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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>

The ZIP code for Old Fort: 44861<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)
  • 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)
    • Clyde is located in Sandusky County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • 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)
  • Gibsonburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pemberville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 (so far) 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.

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>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Old Fort). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Old Fort or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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