Quick Facts
Town of Syracuse
- The form of government for Syracuse is that of a town.
- It is headed by a Town Manager who answers to the five members of the Town Council.
- Syracuse is incorporated.
- The amount of land area in Syracuse is 4.167 sq. kilometers (3 sq. miles)
- The amount of surface water is .8 sq. kilometers.
- Syracuse is: 509 miles from Washington, D.C., 130 miles from Indianapolis, 117 miles from Chicago, 48 miles from Fort Wayne and 39 miles from South Bend.
- The name “Syracuse” means “city on a hill”. Samuel Crosson and Henry Ward named and platted the town of Syracuse in 1837.
Kosciusko County
- Kosciusko County was named in 1835 for the Revolutionary War General Tadeusz Kosciuszko of Poland (the “Z” was dropped).
- The county seat is Warsaw, www.warsawcity.net.
- Over 100 lakes were carved by ancient glaciers (the larges is Lake Wawasee).
- Fourth largest county in Indiana.
- Kosciusko County Visitor’s Bureau is located on US 30 in Warsaw behind the huge “V” shaped sign. Their website is www.koscvb.org.
- A county map can be found at www.koscvb.org/county_map.html.
