Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about South Ottawa came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of South Ottawa in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about South Ottawa. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our South Ottawa data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for South Ottawa:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for South Ottawa. See our Misc Page for South Ottawa for more information.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for La Salle County: www.lasallecounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov