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>
While we didn't find Ottawa in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ottawa. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
- Seneca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baxter Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hart is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Racine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Racine is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Hornet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hornet is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
- Keelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell has also been known as:
- Lowell Station
- Mill Rose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Rose is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rose
- Neutral
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tiff City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
- Galena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Empire City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Belfast
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Belfast is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Spurgeon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spurgeon is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Coy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coy is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Splitlog
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Splitlog is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splitlog
- Saginaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saginaw is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Blendville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blendville is located in Jasper County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendville
- Faulkner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chetopa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton Ford is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Ford
- Joplin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Joplin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McElhany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McElhany is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElhany
- East Joplin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crestline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
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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