Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Ottawa in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ottawa. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
- Woodburn
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Smyrna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smyrna is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Lucas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Norwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Derby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Jamison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jamison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Osceola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Le Roy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Medora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Medora is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Groveland ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Groveland is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Weldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Whitebreast
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitebreast is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebreast
- Leslie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leslie is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Humeston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indianola Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Indianola Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola Junction
- Oakley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Liberty Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- New Virginia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cool
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Garden Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Chariton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lacelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Van Wert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Van Wert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Lacona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ottawa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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