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 67 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ottawa, with the one closest to Ottawa listed first.
- Dousman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - North Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
- Waterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Waterville is located in Waukesha County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Waterville
- From Ottawa to Waterville
- Genesee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Genesee Depot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Depot
- Genesee Depot is located in Waukesha County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Genesee Depot
- From Ottawa to Genesee Depot
- Wales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Summit Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Center
- Summit Center is located in Waukesha County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Summit Center
- From Ottawa to Summit Center
- Eagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eagle
- From Ottawa to Eagle
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Delafield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Nashotah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nashotah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashotah
- Nashotah is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,361 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nashotah
- From Ottawa to Nashotah
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Mukwonago
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Pewaukee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Hartland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Okauchee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Okauchee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okauchee
- Okauchee is located in Waukesha County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Okauchee
- From Ottawa to Okauchee
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Little Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Little Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Little Prairie
- From Ottawa to Little Prairie
- Troy Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Troy Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Center
- Troy Center is located in Walworth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Troy Center
- From Ottawa to Troy Center
- Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Waukesha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Waukesha
- From Ottawa to Waukesha
- Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Walworth County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Adams
- From Ottawa to Adams
- Helenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenville
- Helenville is located in Jefferson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Helenville
- From Ottawa to Helenville
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ottawa: www.townofottawa.com/
The official website for Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.gov/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |