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Welcome to Ottumwa ...Ottumwa is located in Haakon County<1>. The location of Ottumwa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Ottumwa: uh-TUHM-wuh<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Ottumwa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904. When the people of Ottumwa refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Ottumwan<4> Ottumwa is 2,230 feet [680 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the elevation of Ottumwa is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Ottumwa lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Ottumwa (for example, toward Pierre), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Ottumwa is within the (605) area code. Communities Also Named Ottumwa ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ottumwa - they are located in Iowa and Kansas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ottumwa. Communities near Ottumwa ...We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Ottumwa.
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 Ottumwa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ottumwa. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ottumwa. 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 Ottumwa. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ottumwa. See our Newspapers Page for Ottumwa. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ottumwa ...Looking for more information about Ottumwa? 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 Ottumwa, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ottumwa. Adding Ottumwa to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Ottumwa 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 Ottumwa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Ottumwa. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ottumwa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/ Footnotes ...
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