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 6,248 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ottawa had a population of 12,334 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
- Richter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Imes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Peoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Norwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Homewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Centropolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Le Loup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Le Loup is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
- Rantoul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ransomville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Worden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Globe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Black Jack ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- O'Brien
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- O'Brien is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
- Michigan Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Michigan Valley is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Valley
- Quenemo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lane is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lane has also been known as:
- Lane City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <2>
- Silkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silkville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkville
- Silkville has also been known as:
- Boissiere Silk Farm
- Valeton
- Scipio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vinland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vinland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
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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