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This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about South Ottumwa. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with South Ottumwa.<1>

We found mention of South Ottumwa as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Wapello County, Iowa.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for South Ottumwa ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about South Ottumwa:

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Map from 1905 (unknown title/publisher)

Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for South Ottumwa.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 19/74145   (Place Name: South Ottumwa)

County: Wapello     (FIPS State/County: 19/179)

Class: U4

Identifies a populated place (ie- South Ottumwa) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.

More Orphans in  Wapello County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Wapello County.

Agency CityHappy Hollow
AppanooseHighland
Ashland Crossing 
 Kirkville Station
Bridge 
BrysonLaddsdale
  
CarverNanisee
Cleonville 
ColumbiaOpposition
Comstock 
CoopersvillePort Richmond
Cynthiana 
 Tunis
Godfrey 
 Village

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.