Ottoman, Virginia

Ottoman is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County located on the Northern Neck of the Rappahannock River in the U.S. state of Virginia.[1]

Ottoman, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Hartswell Baptist Church on River Road
Hartswell Baptist Church on River Road
Ottoman is located in Virginia
Ottoman
Ottoman
Location in Virginia
Ottoman is located in the United States
Ottoman
Ottoman
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°42′07″N 76°31′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyLancaster
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)

Locustville, a historic plantation house built in 1855, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[2]

Notable people

The American educator Claybrook Cottingham was born in Ottoman in 1881.[3] Also a native of the town was diplomat George H. Steuart, who was born there in 1907.[4] His father, the physician George H. Steuart lived in Ottoman until his death in 1945.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ottoman, Virginia
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. "Cottingham, Claybrook C." A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography (lahistory.org). Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  4. Nelker, p.53

Bibliography
  • Nelker, Gladys P, The Clan Steuart, Genealogical publishing, 1970.


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