Oswego, Mississippi

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Oswego, Mississippi
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Oswego
Coordinates: 33°13′01″N90°13′28″W / 33.21694°N 90.22444°W / 33.21694; -90.22444
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Holmes
Elevation
121 ft (37 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID684316

Oswego is an extinct town in Holmes County, in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1]

History

The community's name is a transfer from Oswego, New York. [2] A variant name was "Lacey". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oswego
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 77. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.