Welcome to Otter ...

Otter is located in Powder River County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Otter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Otter is 3,480 feet [1,061 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Otter is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Otter lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Otter lies within the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Otter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Otter - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Ontario (2), Quebec and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Otter.

Communities near Otter ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Otter.

• Birney
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birney
  • Birney is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birney <3>
• Sonnette
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonnette
  • Sonnette is located in Powder River County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonnette <3>
• Ashland
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Rosebud County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Otter. 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.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Otter ...

Looking for more information about Otter? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Otter, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Otter.

Adding Otter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Otter 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Otter post office opened in 1895.

We also found Otter on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Otter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/