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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ottumwa had a population of 14,001 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ottumwa had a population of 24,375 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ottumwa, with the one closest to Ottumwa listed first.
- East Ottumwa
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dahlonega
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Agency
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Keb ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Bidwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Chillicothe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Ormanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ormanville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormanville
- Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Highland Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bladensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bladensburg is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladensburg
- Kirkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Willard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Dudley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Munterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Munterville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munterville
- Floris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Competine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blakesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eldon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Batavia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hedrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belknap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Belknap is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Martinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Fremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abingdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Frederic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Frederic is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
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 Ottumwa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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