Welcome to South Ottawa ...

So far, we found very little information about South Ottawa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added South Ottawa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with South Ottawa, please Contact Us.

South Ottawa would have been located within present day La Salle County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Ottawa, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for South Ottawa: S. Ottawa

While the community is gone, the present day location for South Ottawa is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where South Ottawa was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where South Ottawa once stood is in the (815) & (779)<4> area codes.

Communities near South Ottawa ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Ottawa.

• Streator
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streator
  • Streator is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streator <5>
• Peru
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <5>
• La Salle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
  • La Salle is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <5>
• Spring Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <5>
• Marseilles
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
  • Marseilles is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <5>
• Oglesby
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
  • Oglesby is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglesby <5>
• Sheridan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <5>
• Seneca
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
  • Seneca has also been known as:
  • Crotty
  • Seneca village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
• Earlville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Earlville is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <5>
• North Utica
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
  • North Utica is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around South Ottawa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Ottawa.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South Ottawa. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Ottawa.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Ottawa. See our Newspapers Page for South Ottawa.

Adding South Ottawa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Ottawa in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for South Ottawa was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found South Ottawa on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Ottawa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for La Salle County: www.lasallecounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov