Welcome to South Warsaw ...

South Warsaw is located in Allen County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for South Warsaw: (419) & (567)<4>

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)
  • 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>
• Wapakoneta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Ada
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Ada is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <5>
• Bluffton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <5>
• Fort Shawnee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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
• Spencerville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
  • Spencerville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerville <5>
• Columbus Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Grove
  • Columbus Grove is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Grove <5>
• Elida
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
  • Elida is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
• Cridersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cridersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cridersville
  • Cridersville is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cridersville <5>
• Anna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Anna is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <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 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 for South Warsaw was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found South Warsaw in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allen County: www.co.allen.oh.us/

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