Welcome to Otto ...

Otto is located in Northumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Otto, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Otto is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Otto is within the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Otto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Otto: This one is located in Northumberland County and the other is located in Allegheny County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 25 communities that are also named Otto - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (3), Manitoba, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Otto ...

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

• Sunbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <4>
• Shamokin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
  • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <4>
• Selinsgrove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
  • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <4>
• Lewisburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• Danville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Northumberland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
  • Northumberland is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northumberland <4>
• Mifflinburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
  • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <4>
• Kulpmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulpmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
  • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <4>
• Millersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
• Riverside
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <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 Otto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Otto.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Otto ...

Looking for more information about Otto? 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 Otto, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Otto.

Adding Otto to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Otto 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 Otto was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Otto on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Otto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/