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Welcome to Otwell ...

Otwell is located in Craighead County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Otwell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.

Otwell is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Otwell: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Otwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Otwell - they are located in Indiana and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Otwell ...

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

  • Jonesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Trumann
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Brookland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bono
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bono is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <4>
  • Harrisburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bay is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <4>
  • Swifton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Swifton is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Weiner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Weiner is located in Poinsett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
  • Cash
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cash is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
  • Grubbs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Grubbs is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people

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 Otwell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Otwell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Otwell ...

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

Adding Otwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Otwell 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 (so far) for Otwell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Otwell post office opened in 1915. The Otwell post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Otwell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Craighead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Otwell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Otwell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Otwell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/