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Welcome to Ottawa ...

Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ottawa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

When the people of Ottawa refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Ottawan<2>

Ottawa is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ottawa lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Ottawa (for example, toward Greensburg), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Ottawa: 606

Communities Also Named Ottawa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Ottawa - they are located in Illinois, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ottawa.

Communities near Ottawa ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near 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 Ottawa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ottawa.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Ottawa.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ottawa ...

Looking for more information about Ottawa? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ottawa, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ottawa.

Adding Ottawa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Ottawa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ottawa post office opened in 1902. The Ottawa post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ottawa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Rockcastle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Ottawa refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Ottawa may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ottawa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/