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>
While we didn't find Ottawa Junction in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ottawa Junction. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ottawa Junction listed first.
- Ottawa
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Ottawa is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <2>
- Norwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Richter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Imes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
- Imes is located in Franklin County
- Peoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Le Loup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Centropolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
- Centropolis is located in Franklin County
- Homewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Homewood is located in Franklin County
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
- Worden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Rantoul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Rantoul is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Baldwin City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin City
- Baldwin City is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin City <2>
- Pomona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Pomona is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <2>
- Wellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Wellsville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,784 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <2>
- Ransomville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Ransomville is located in Franklin County
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Globe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Globe is located in Douglas County
- Stanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Quenemo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
- Quenemo is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Quenemo has also been known as:
- Quenemo Agency
- Vinland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Michigan Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Valley
- Michigan Valley is located in Osage County
- Pleasant Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <2>
- O'Brien
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <2>
- Lane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <2>
- Edgerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <2>
- Clearfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Clearfield is located in Douglas County
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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 Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |