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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Otay came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Otay in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Otay. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Otay, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

 

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Otay:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2002
(Available from Amazon.com)

Otay is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Otay. See our Misc Page for Otay for more information.

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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