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Welcome to South Ottawa ...

So far, we found very little information about South Ottawa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added South Ottawa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with South Ottawa, please Contact Us.

South Ottawa would have been located within present day La Salle County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Ottawa, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for South Ottawa: S. Ottawa

While the community is gone, the present day location for South Ottawa is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where South Ottawa was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where South Ottawa was located: 815 & 779<4>

Communities near South Ottawa ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Ottawa.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around South Ottawa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Ottawa.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South Ottawa. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Ottawa.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Ottawa. See our Newspapers Page for South Ottawa.

Adding South Ottawa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Ottawa in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for South Ottawa was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Ottawa.

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 South Ottawa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including La Salle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Ottawa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the South Ottawa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the South Ottawa area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.