Welcome to Otter Village ...

Otter Village is located in Ripley County<1>.

The location of Otter Village has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Otter Village, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

A typical abbreviation for Otter Village: Otter Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Otter Village is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Otter Village lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Otter Village is located in the (812) area code.

Communities near Otter Village ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Otter Village.

• Greensburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Batesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
  • Batesville is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <4>
• North Vernon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vernon
  • North Vernon is located in Jennings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Vernon <4>
• Versailles
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Milan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
• Dillsboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsboro
  • Dillsboro is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsboro <4>
• Westport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Westport is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
• Sunman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunman
  • Sunman is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunman <4>
• Oldenburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenburg
  • Oldenburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldenburg <4>
• Moores Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moores Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Hill
  • Moores Hill is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moores Hill <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Otter Village. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Otter Village.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Otter Village. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Otter Village.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Otter Village. See our Newspapers Page for Otter Village.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Otter Village ...

Looking for more information about Otter Village? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Otter Village, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Otter Village.

Adding Otter Village to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Otter Village in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Otter Village was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Otter Village post office opened in 1838.

We also found Otter Village in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Otter Village.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Otter Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ripley County: www.ripleycounty.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov