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 Ottawa had a population of 9,985 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ottawa had a population of 18,097 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hitt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wedron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Utica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Farm Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farm Ridge is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge
- Danway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Danway is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway
- Prairie Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Vermilionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marseilles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Serena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Richards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Richards is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- La Salle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oglesby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Otter ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Otter is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
- Seneca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- 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 <2>
- Stavanger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Norway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norway is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Leonore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilsman is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsman
- Triumph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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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