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 1,717 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ottawa had a population of 4,323 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
- Glandorf
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Columbus Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pandora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Elm Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Center is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Center
- Gilboa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leipsic Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leipsic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Leipsic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Avis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
- Miller City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kalida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Townwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughnsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughnsville
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shawtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shawtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Belmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Kieferville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hector
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hector is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Rimer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Cory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Creek is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Wisterman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wisterman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisterman
- Continental
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
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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