Welcome to Ottention ...
So far, we found very little information about Ottention. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ottention to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ottention, please Contact Us.
Ottention would have been located within present day Pembina County<2>.
The location of Ottention has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ottention is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Ottention was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Ottention still existed, it would have been in the (701) area code.
Communities near Ottention ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ottention.
- Altona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cavalier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavalier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalier
- Cavalier is located in Pembina County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavalier <5>
- Walhalla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Plum Coulee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Roseau River 2
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseau River 2 came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseau River 2
- Pembina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Pembina is located in Pembina County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembina <5>
- Saint Vincent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
- Saint Vincent is located in Kittson County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Bathgate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Hamilton is located in Pembina County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <5>
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 Ottention. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ottention.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ottention. 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 Ottention.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ottention. See our Newspapers Page for Ottention.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.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 Ottention, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Pembina, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ottention - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
<5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |