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Oswego

Ghost town · Holmes County, Mississippi

Lexington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Lexington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oswego is a ghost town in Holmes County, Mississippi, recorded as unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States. It is the only former community in Holmes County recorded on the federal names register, out of 415 across Mississippi.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oswego as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 33.2169° N, 90.2244° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townTchula, MS
Distance to it2.3 miles
Coordinates33.21694, -90.22444

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What's there now

Oswego is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tchula, MS (population 2,154), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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