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 410 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
- Saint Peter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Le Sueur
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kasota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Henry is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
- Rush River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rush River is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush River
- Norseland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Norseland is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norseland
- Oshawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Sweden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Madison Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cordova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Rome is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Nicollet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mankato
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Eagle Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greenland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Judson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heidelberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gaylord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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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