Welcome to Otho ...

So far, we found very little information about Otho. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Otho to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Otho, please Contact Us.

Otho would have been located within present day Morgan County<2>.

The location of Otho has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Otho, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Otho is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Otho was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Otho still existed, it would have been in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Otho ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Otho - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi and Texas.

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

Communities near Otho ...

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

• McConnelsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnelsville
  • McConnelsville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnelsville <5>
• Caldwell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <5>
• Beverly
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <5>
• Philo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
  • Philo is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <5>
• Malta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
  • Malta is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <5>
• Lowell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <5>
• Stockport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockport
  • Stockport is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockport <5>
• Pleasant City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant City
  • Pleasant City is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant City <5>
• Cumberland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <5>
• Chesterhill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterhill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterhill
  • Chesterhill is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterhill <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 Otho. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Otho.

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

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

Adding Otho to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Otho in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Otho was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Otho post office opened in 1884.

We also found Otho in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Otho.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/