Oswego, Montana

Unincorporated community in Montana, United States

Oswego, Montana

Unincorporated community

Abandoned house in Owsego Montana

Oswego, Montana

Location within the state of Montana

Coordinates: 48°3′31″N 105°52′52″W﻿ / ﻿48.05861°N 105.88111°W﻿ / 48.05861; -105.88111
Country| United States
State| Montana
County| Valley
Elevation

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| 2,028 ft (618 m)
Time zone| UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID| 774988[1]

Oswego /ɒsˈwiːɡoʊ/ is an unincorporated community in Valley County, Montana, United States.[1] It is located along U.S. Route 2 between the cities of Frazer and Wolf Point. Oswego is located on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.

## History[edit]

Steps to a house in Oswego Montana probably burned down in 1971 in a prairie fire, never rebuilt

Settled sometime in the 1890s, the village was named after Oswego, New York, the hometown of some early-day settlers.[2] A post office was located there from 1896 until 1971.[citation needed] On September 11, 1971 one of the worst prairie fires in northeastern Montana destroyed much of Oswego, leaving only 4 homes untouched. The entire population of Oswego was forced to evacuate, and of those 75 residents only about 40 of them returned to live and rebuild.[citation needed]

## Transportation[edit]

Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the small town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Wolf Point, 12 miles (19 km) to the east.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oswego, Montana
2. ^ Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Montana (1939). "Oswego, Montana". Montana: A State Guide Book. Retrieved January 27, 2007.

## External links[edit]

* MTLinks - Oswego, Montana

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Municipalities and communities of Valley County, Montana, United States

County seat: Glasgow

City|

* Glasgow

Valley County map

Towns|

* Fort Peck
* Nashua
* Opheim

CDPs|

* Frazer
* Hinsdale
* St. Marie

Other
communities|

* Glentana
* Larslan
* Lustre
* Oswego
* Richland

Indian reservations|

* Fort Peck Indian Reservation‡
* Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation‡

Ghost towns|

* Beaverton
* Genevieve
* Tampico
* Theony
* Vandalia

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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