Abandoned Record
About Oswego
Oswego is an extinct town in Holmes County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Oswego, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Oswego is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Oswego
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1940 Lexington sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Greenwood sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Greenwood sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Lexington sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Lexington sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Tchula sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Indianola sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1994 Indianola sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Oswego
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Mississippi index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Oswego, Mississippi": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q85791346.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).