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Oswego Indiana Map

Explore Oswego, Indiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Oswego, Indiana

How to Use This Oswego, Indiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Oswego, Indiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Indiana or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Oswego.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityOswego
StateIndiana (IN)
CountyKosciusko County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Latitude41.320324
Longitude-85.787212
Population283
Density234.5 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes46538, 46582
Area Code260
County SeatWarsaw
School DistrictWarsaw Community Schools

About Oswego, Indiana

Oswego is a locality in Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 283. The population density is 234.5 people per km². Oswego is located at 41.3203°N, 85.7872°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP codes: 46538, 46582.

Oswego exists as a quiet confluence of glacial remnants and the steady, insistent draw of the Tippecanoe River. It lies 4.0 miles northeast of Kosciusko, IN (from Kosciusko, IN: bearing 54°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north-northeast of Warsaw. The landscape around Oswego is defined by the expansive, rhythmic presence of Tippecanoe Lake, which dictates the local topography with its deep basins and indented shoreline. To the north, the elevation rises toward the modest, rounded prominence of Dunham Hill, while the surrounding terrain remains a patchwork of fertile soil and dense stands of timber. Within the nearby expanse of Oppenheim Woods, the air holds a cool, damp weight, carrying the scent of decaying leaves and moss that lingers long after the sun has retreated behind the flat horizon.

Oswego maintains a character shaped by the legacy of early milling and the seasonal flux of those drawn to the water. The local economy relies on the quiet persistence of agricultural trade and the maintenance of a landscape that has long served as a corridor for movement and settlement. Life in Oswego moves according to the light, which turns a pale, bruised purple over the water during the late afternoon, illuminating the weathered brick and frame structures that have stood through decades of moderate change. There is a distinct, unforced gravity here, a sense that the inhabitants are tethered not to the rapid pulse of distant centers, but to the slow, predictable shift of the seasons across the fields and the persistent, dark currents of the nearby river.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Oppenheim Woods (Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 044° NE
  • Big Chapman Lake Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 201° S
  • Chapman Lake Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 2.7 mi, 170° S
  • Grassy Creek Public Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 2.8 mi, 108° E
  • Little Chapman Lake Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 188° S
  • Leesburg Summer Recreational (Local Recreation) — 3.2 mi, 280° W
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 084° E
  • Jesus Statue (Public Artwork) — 5.6 mi, 082° E
  • Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 5.9 mi, 197° S
  • Lucerne Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 6.0 mi, 212° SW
  • Bixler Memorial (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 213° SW
  • 911 Memorial (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 213° SW
  • M3 Light Tank (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 213° SW
  • Happy Trees Studio (Gallery) — 7.5 mi, 210° SW
  • Waterlily Art Gallery (Gallery) — 7.6 mi, 013° N
  • Site of Syracuse School (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 014° N
  • City-County Athletic Complex (Local Recreation) — 7.8 mi, 230° SW
  • Mentone Egg (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 232° SW
  • Elkhart County 4-H Fair Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 357° N
  • Goshen Theater (Theatre) — 18.4 mi, 352° N
  • Wakarusa Historical Society (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 321° NW
  • Chain O' Lakes State Park (State Park) — 18.9 mi, 087° E
  • The Haunted Jail (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 126° SE
  • North Manchester Center of History (Museum) — 22.2 mi, 178° S
  • Confluence of The Little Elkhart and St. Joseph Rivers (Attraction) — 27.4 mi, 339° N
  • SOZO Art Studio LLC (Gallery) — 29.4 mi, 064° NE
  • Mid-America Windmill Museum (Museum) — 29.7 mi, 074° E
  • Potato Creek State Park (State Park) — 31.8 mi, 298° NW
  • Indiana Dunes National Park (National Park) — 58.0 mi, 291° W · 11k acres

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About This Oswego Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oswego, Indiana. Coordinates: 41.320324, -85.787212. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Oswego includes the ZIP code (46538, 46582), telephone area code (260), county seat of Kosciusko County (Warsaw), and school district assignment (Warsaw Community Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.