Welcome to Otto ...

Otto is located in Faulkner County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Otto, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Otto, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Otto is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Otto lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Otto is located in the (501) area code.

Communities Also Named Otto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Otto - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (3), Manitoba, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania (2), 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.

• Conway
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• North Little Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Little Rock
  • North Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Little Rock <4>
• Sherwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Sherwood is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <4>
• Jacksonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Cabot
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
  • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <4>
• Maumelle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumelle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumelle
  • Maumelle is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumelle <4>
• Beebe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beebe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
  • Beebe is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beebe <4>
• Greenbrier
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
  • Greenbrier is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbrier <4>
• Ward
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
  • Ward is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <4>
• Vilonia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilonia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilonia
  • Vilonia is located in Faulkner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilonia <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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Otto post office opened in 1885.

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

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 State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/