Oswego, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census designated place in Indiana, United States
41°19′19″N 85°47′13″W / 41.32194°N 85.78694°W / 41.32194; -85.7869446538
Oswego is an unincorporated community in Plain Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
Oswego was laid out in 1837.[3] It was named after Oswego, New York.[4] A post office was established at Oswego in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1935.[5]
Geography
Oswego is located near the western shore of Lake Tippecanoe.
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oswego, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. p. 688.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...named for the town in New York.
- ^ "Kosciusko County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
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Municipalities and communities of Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Warsaw
communities
- Atwood
- Bayfield
- Bell Rohr Park
- Buttermilk Point
- Cedar Point
- Clunette
- Forest Glen
- Gravelton‡
- Hastings
- Highbanks
- Highlands Park
- Island Park
- Kanata Manayunk
- Kinsey
- Lakeside Park
- Lakeview Spring
- Milford Junction
- Monoquet
- Oakwood Park
- Packerton
- Pickwick Park
- Potawatomi Park
- Redmon Park
- Sevastopol
- Shady Banks
- South Park
- Stony Ridge
- Vawter Park
- Wawasee
- Wawasee Village
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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