RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Illinois >> La Salle County >> South Ottawa >> Nearby CommunitiesIndex...

Nearest Communities to South Ottawa,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to South Ottawa, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for South Ottawa:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of South Ottawa is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day La Salle County.

The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of La Salle County: Bureau, DeKalb, Grundy, Kendall, Lee, Livingston, Marshall, Putnam & Woodford.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 217 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of South Ottawa. Of these communities, 144 are located in counties other than La Salle County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for South Ottawa (which is La Salle County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from South Ottawa

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • La Salle County   (where South Ottawa resides)
    • County Website:   https://lasallecountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for La Salle:   Ottawa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to South Ottawa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from South Ottawa.
      • Ottawa
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Stoneyville
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Stoneyville is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneyville
      • Hitt
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Woodland Addition
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Woodland Addition is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Addition
      • Naplate
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Naplate is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naplate
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
      • Dayton
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Reed Crossing
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Reed Crossing is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Crossing
      • Sulphur Springs
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Sulphur Springs is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Grand Ridge
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Wedron
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Farm Ridge
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Farm Ridge is located in La Salle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge
      • Utica
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (61 more) ...
        • Blakes
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Marseilles
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Vermilionville
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • North Utica
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • North Utica is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
        • Freedom Centre ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Freedom Centre is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Centre
        • Danway
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Danway is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway
        • Prairie Center
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Otter ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Otter is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
        • Richards
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Richards is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
        • Lowell
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Lowell is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
        • 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
        • Little Rock ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Little Rock is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
        • Seneca
          (11 miles [17.7 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 <4>
        • Serena
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Waltham
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Sandy Ford
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Sandy Ford is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ford
        • Bailey Falls ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Bailey Falls is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Falls
        • La Salle
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Oglesby
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Stavanger
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Harding
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Harding is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
        • Norway
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Norway is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
        • Kangley
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Leonore
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Wilsman
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Wilsman is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsman
        • Jonesville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Jonesville is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
        • Munson ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Munson is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
        • Altmar
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Altmar is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altmar
        • Delbert Egan Housing Project
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Evans Heights Housing Project
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Ticona
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Ticona is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticona
        • Tomahawk Bluff
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Tomahawk Bluff is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk Bluff
        • Catharine
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Catharine is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
        • Triumph
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Kernan
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Streator
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Tonica
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Peru
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Baker
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Sheridan
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Troy Grove
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Ransom
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Milla
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Milla is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milla
        • Cedar Point
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Dimmick
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Dimmick is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick
        • Northville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Northville is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
        • Culton ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Culton is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culton
        • Lostant
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Earlville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Garfield
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Garfield is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
        • Leland
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Fitchmoor
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Fitchmoor is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchmoor
        • Meriden
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Meriden is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
        • Peterstown
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Peterstown is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
        • Millington
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Mendota
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Priscilla ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Leeds
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Welland
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Welland is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welland
        • Dana
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Dana is located in La Salle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dana <4>
        • Rutland
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bureau County
  • DeKalb County
  • Grundy County
    • County Website:   https://www.grundycountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Grundy:   Morris
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to South Ottawa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from South Ottawa.
      • Langham
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Langham is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langham
      • Nettle Creek
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Kinsman
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Stockdale
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Stockdale is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
      • Wauponsee
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Heatherfield
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Heatherfield is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
      • Verona
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Fields of Saratoga
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Fields of Saratoga is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Saratoga
      • Highland Town ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Highland Town is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
      • Lisbon North
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Lisbon North is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon North
      • Morris
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Paytonville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Paytonville is located in Grundy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytonville
      • Continue List   (28 more) ...
        • Pine Meadow Estates
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Pine Meadow Estates is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadow Estates
        • Richards Park
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Richards Park is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Park
        • Willow Ridge
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Willow Ridge is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
        • Claypool Woods
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Claypool Woods is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Woods
        • Mazon
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Pebble Beach
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Pebble Beach is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
        • Pine Grove
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Pine Grove is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
        • Saratoga
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Saratoga is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
        • Claypool
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Gaslight Village
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
        • Ridgecrest
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Ridgecrest is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
        • Aux Sable
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Aux Sable is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aux Sable
        • Gorman
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Gorman is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
        • Sand Ridge
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Carbon Hill
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
        • Harrisonville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Harrisonville is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
        • Centerville ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Centerville is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
        • Divine
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Divine is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
        • Central City
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Central City is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
        • Coal City
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Eileen
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Eileen is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen
        • Gardner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Braceville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Channahon
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Diamond
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Mazonia
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Mazonia is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia
        • Minooka
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • South Wilmington
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • Kendall County
    • County Website:   https://www.kendallcountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Kendall:   Yorkville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to South Ottawa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from South Ottawa.
      • Newark
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lisbon
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Central
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Central is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Helmar
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Helmar is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmar
      • Millbrook
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lisbon Center
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Lisbon Center is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Center
      • Millhurst
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Millhurst is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhurst
      • Kentland
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Kentland is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
      • Knob Hill
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Knob Hill is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
      • White Willow ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • White Willow is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow
      • Fox
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Fox is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
      • Pavillion
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Pavillion is located in Kendall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Ament Corners
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Ament Corners is located in Kendall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ament Corners
        • Plattville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Plattville is located in Kendall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
        • Plano
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Plano is located in Kendall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,879 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <4>
        • Little Rock
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Little Rock is located in Kendall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
        • Countryside
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Countryside is located in Kendall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
        • Yorkville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee County
    • County Website:   https://www.leecountyil.com/
    • County Seat for Lee:   Dixon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to South Ottawa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from South Ottawa.
      • Radley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • South Paw Paw
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • South Paw Paw is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Paw Paw
      • East Paw Paw
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • East Paw Paw is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Paw Paw
      • Paw Paw
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Henkel
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Henkel is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henkel
      • Roxbury
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Roxbury is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
      • Compton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Burg
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Melugin Grove ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Melugin Grove is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melugin Grove
      • Sublette
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Brooklyn
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Livingston County
  • Marshall County
  • Putnam County
    • County Website:   https://putnamil.gov/
    • County Seat for Putnam:   Hennepin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to South Ottawa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from South Ottawa.
      • Standard
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Mount Palatine
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
      • Granville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Mark
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • McNabb
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Magnolia
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Moronts
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Moronts is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moronts
      • Florid
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Florid is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid
      • Hennepin
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Caledonia ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Caledonia is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Indian Spring
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Indian Spring is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring
      • Undercliff
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Undercliff is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Undercliff
      • Walnut Grove
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Walnut Grove is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Putnam
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Ottawa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 South Ottawa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.