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 Ottumwa had a population of 139 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ottumwa, with the one closest to Ottumwa listed first.
- New Strawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sharpe
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sharpe is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Burlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lebo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Neosho Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gridley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gridley is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arvonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Arvonia is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvonia
- Olivet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aliceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lamont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Le Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westphalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Westphalia is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Agricola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Agricola is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Reading
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Melvern
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <2>
- Harris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lang
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Olpe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Silkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silkville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkville
- Silkville has also been known as:
- Boissiere Silk Farm
- Valeton
- Barclay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Emporia Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Junction
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 Ottumwa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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