Ottowa, TX

By: John Leffler

Type: General Entry

Published: 1952

Updated: May 1, 1995

Ottowa was on Bedias Creek in southeastern Madison County. In 1898 a post office was established there; according to one account, the first postmaster was a black named Viser. The post office was closed in 1905, and Ottawa was not shown on the 1936 county highway map.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

John Leffler, “Ottowa, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed May 27, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/ottowa-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Original Publication Date:: 1952
Most Recent Revision Date:: May 1, 1995

Related Book(s):

Texas Almanac 2020-2021

Texas Almanac 2022–2023

Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:

Place

Ottawa

Currently Exists

No

Place Type

Town

Town Fields

Has post office: No
Is Incorporated: No

Belongs to

Madison County

Associated Names

Ottowa

Island

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.91102270°
Longitude: -95.71272440°

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