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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Ottawa (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ottawa. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Ottawa is located in Franklin County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Johnson, Linn, Miami & Osage.

Below are the counties that are near Ottawa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ottawa:

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Ottawa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
    • Ottawa Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottawa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
      • Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
    • Richter
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
      • Richter is located in Franklin County
    • Imes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
      • Imes is located in Franklin County
    • Peoria
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Franklin County
    • Le Loup
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Loup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
      • Le Loup is located in Franklin County
    • Centropolis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
      • Centropolis is located in Franklin County
    • Princeton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Homewood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
      • Homewood is located in Franklin County
    • Rantoul
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
      • Rantoul is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Pomona
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Ransomville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
      • Ransomville is located in Franklin County
    • Wellsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
    • Greeley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
      • Greeley is located in Anderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <2>
    • Harris
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Harris is located in Anderson County
    • Garnett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Mont Ida
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Ida
      • Mont Ida is located in Anderson County
    • Bush City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
      • Bush City is located in Anderson County
    • Welda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welda
      • Welda is located in Anderson County
  • Coffey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
    • Agricola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agricola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
      • Agricola is located in Coffey County
    • Waverly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Coffey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <2>
    • Halls Summit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Summit
      • Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
    • Baldwin City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Worden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
      • Worden is located in Douglas County
    • Black Jack ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
      • Black Jack is located in Douglas County
    • Globe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
      • Globe is located in Douglas County
    • Vinland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
      • Vinland is located in Douglas County
    • Pleasant Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Douglas County
    • Clearfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
      • Clearfield is located in Douglas County
    • Lone Star
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Star have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
      • Lone Star is located in Douglas County
    • Sibleyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyville
      • Sibleyville is located in Douglas County
    • Clinton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Douglas County
    • Hesper
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
      • Hesper is located in Douglas County
    • Eudora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
    • Edgerton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Gardner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <2>
    • Clare
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
      • Clare is located in Johnson County
    • Spring Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
      • Spring Hill has also been known as:
      • Spring Hill Station
      • Springfield
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <2>
    • Clearview City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
      • Clearview City is located in Johnson County
    • De Soto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
      • De Soto is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <2>
    • Olathe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
      • Olathe is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <2>
  • Leavenworth County
    • Linwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
      • Linwood has also been known as:
      • Big Stranger
      • Johnny Cake
      • Journeycake
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
    • Parker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Cadmus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
      • Cadmus is located in Linn County
    • Goodrich
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Linn County
    • Centerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Linn County
  • Miami County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
    • Stanton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Miami County
    • Osawatomie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Paola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hillsdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Miami County
    • Block
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
      • Block is located in Miami County
    • Somerset
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Miami County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <2>
    • Fontana
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fontana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
      • Fontana is located in Miami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
    • Chiles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles
      • Chiles is located in Miami County
    • Bucyrus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
      • Bucyrus is located in Miami County
    • New Lancaster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
      • New Lancaster is located in Miami County
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
    • 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
    • Overbrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
      • Overbrook is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overbrook <2>
    • Vassar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Melvern
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
      • Melvern is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
      • Melvern has also been known as:
      • Melvin
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <2>
    • Lyndon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
      • Lyndon is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <2>
    • Carbondale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
    • Mineral Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
    • Scranton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Scranton is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <2>
    • Olivet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
      • Olivet is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Osage City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
      • Osage City is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage City <2>
  • Shawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
    • Richland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Shawnee County
    • Berryton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
      • Berryton is located in Shawnee County
    • Watson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Shawnee County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ottawa, see our County-by-County Page for Ottawa.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ottawa ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ottawa.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ottawa. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ottawa and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ottawa.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Ottawa.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ottawa:

Cemeteries Near Ottawa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ottawa.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ottawa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.

  • Highland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
  • Roselawn Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fouts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fouts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fouts Cemetery
  • Ottawa Indian Mission Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ottawa Indian Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ottawa Indian Mission Cemetery
  • Evergreen Mound Baxter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chippewa Indian Burial Grounds
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chippewa Indian Burial Grounds is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Ottawa.
    • The Chippewa Indian Burial Grounds has also been known as:
    • Chippewa Hills Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chippewa Indian Burial Grounds
  • Munsee Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Munsee Indian Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Munsee Indian Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Muncie Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munsee Indian Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Peoria Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoria Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (183 more) ...
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bare Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Bare Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Baer Cemetery
      • Bair Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bare Cemetery
    • Howard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

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.

These 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
    • Richter is located in Franklin County
  • Imes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imes
    • Imes is located in Franklin County
  • Peoria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Peoria is located in Franklin County
  • Norwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in Franklin County
  • Homewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Franklin County
  • Princeton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Centropolis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
    • Centropolis is located in Franklin County
  • Le Loup
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Loup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
    • Le Loup is located in Franklin County
  • Rantoul
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
    • Rantoul is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Pomona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Ransomville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
    • Ransomville is located in Franklin County
  • Worden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
    • Worden is located in Douglas County
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    • Stanton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Miami County
    • Wellsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Baldwin City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ottawa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ottawa.

The official website for Ottawa: www.ottawakansas.net/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ottawa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ottawa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6085, Longitude: -95.2687    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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.
<6>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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