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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 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 Le Sueur County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Le Sueur County: Blue Earth, Nicollet, Rice, Scott, Sibley & Waseca.

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:

  • Le Sueur County     (The home county of Ottawa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
    • 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)
    • Le Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Center
      • Le Center is located in Le Sueur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Center <1>
    • Marysburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
      • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
    • Lexington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
    • Saint Thomas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
      • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
    • Cordova
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
    • Greenland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
      • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
    • Heidelberg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heidelberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
      • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Montgomery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Kilkenny
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Waterville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Waterville is located in Le Sueur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,870 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <1>
  • Blue Earth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
    • Madison Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Lake
      • Madison Lake is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison Lake <1>
    • Mankato
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
      • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <1>
    • Eagle Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
      • Eagle Lake is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <1>
    • Skyline
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
      • Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Judson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Blue Earth County
    • Smiths Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
      • Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
    • Rapidan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
      • Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
    • Saint Clair
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
      • Saint Clair is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <1>
    • Lake Crystal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
    • Good Thunder
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Thunder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Thunder
      • Good Thunder is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Good Thunder <1>
    • Pemberton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pemberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
      • Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
    • New Ulm
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Searles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles
      • Searles is located in Brown County
  • Carver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
    • Assumption
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assumption have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
      • Assumption is located in Carver County
    • Gotha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gotha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotha
      • Gotha is located in Carver County
    • Hamburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Norwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Carver County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <1>
    • Norwood Young America
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
      • Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
    • Cologne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cologne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
      • Cologne is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cologne <1>
    • Young America
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
      • Young America is located in Carver County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young America <1>
    • Dahlgren
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dahlgren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
      • Dahlgren is located in Carver County
    • Hydes Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
      • Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
    • Carver
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
      • Carver is located in Carver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,863 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carver <1>
  • McLeod County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
    • Plato
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
      • Plato is located in McLeod County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato <1>
    • Glencoe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Nicollet County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
    • Saint Peter
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Oshawa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
      • Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
    • New Sweden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
      • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
    • North Mankato
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mankato
      • North Mankato is located in Nicollet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Mankato <1>
    • Nicollet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicollet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicollet
      • Nicollet is located in Nicollet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicollet <1>
    • Courtland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lafayette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
      • Lafayette is located in Nicollet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <1>
  • Rice County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
    • Lonsdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
      • Lonsdale is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <1>
    • Morristown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Trondjem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
      • Trondjem is located in Rice County
    • Warsaw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Rice County
    • Millersburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Rice County
    • Webster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
    • Union Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
    • Belle Plaine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • New Prague
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jordan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Patrick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
      • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
    • Cedar Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
    • Marystown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marystown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
      • Marystown is located in Scott County
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
    • Henderson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <1>
    • Arlington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gaylord
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Isle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Isle
      • Green Isle is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Isle <1>
    • Winthrop
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Winthrop is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <1>
    • New Auburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
      • New Auburn is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Auburn <1>
    • Gibbon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
      • Gibbon is located in Sibley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <1>
  • Waseca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
    • Elysian
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Janesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
      • Janesville is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <1>
    • Alma City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
      • Alma City is located in Waseca County
    • Waseca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waseca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
      • Waseca is located in Waseca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waseca <1>

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

Newspapers Published in 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 154 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ottawa.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ottawa, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for 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 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.

  • Ottawa Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Green Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lawn Cemetery
  • Elim Welsh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Wood Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Hill Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Evangelical Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Church Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. John's Evangelical Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Evangelical Cemetery
  • Mound Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resurrection Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (249 more) ...
    • Lake Emily Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Emily Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Emily Cemetery
    • Savidge Lake Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ottawa had a population of 410 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
    • Saint Henry is located in Le Sueur County
  • Rush River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush River
    • Rush River is located in Sibley County
  • Norseland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norseland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norseland
    • Norseland is located in Nicollet County
  • Oshawa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
    • Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
  • Henderson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Henderson is located in Sibley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <1>
  • Marysburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
    • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
  • Lexington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
  • Saint Thomas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • New Sweden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
      • New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
    • Madison Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Lake
      • Madison Lake is located in Blue Earth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison Lake <1>
    • Cordova
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
      • Cordova is located in Le Sueur County

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ottawa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Le Sueur County: www.co.le-sueur.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 44.3844, Longitude: -93.9459    
<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>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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