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Welcome to South Warsaw ...

South Warsaw is located in Allen County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Warsaw, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for South Warsaw: S. Warsaw

South Warsaw is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for South Warsaw: 419 & 567<3>

Communities Also Named South Warsaw ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Warsaw - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near South Warsaw ...

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

  • Lima
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lima is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,440 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <4>
  • Wapakoneta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ada
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ada is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <4>
  • Bluffton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Shawnee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
    • Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
  • Spencerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Columbus Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Elida
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Elida is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Cridersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Anna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Anna is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,512 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Warsaw ...

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

Adding South Warsaw to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Warsaw 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 South Warsaw was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Warsaw post office opened in 1856. The South Warsaw post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Warsaw.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Allen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Warsaw - 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 South Warsaw area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the South Warsaw 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>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/