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Welcome to Otahite ...

So far, we found very little information about Otahite. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Otahite to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Otahite, please Contact Us.


Otahite would have been located within present day Okaloosa County<2>.


We aren't confident of the location of Otahite, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Otahite, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Otahite: Named after the Creek Indian word Otahite, meaning damp place.

Time Zone: The area where Otahite was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Otahite still existed, it would have been in the (850) and (448)<4> area codes.

Communities near Otahite ...

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

  • Crestview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cannon Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
    • Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County
  • Belandville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belandville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
    • Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County
  • Baker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bradley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Bradley is located in Escambia County (AL)
  • Holt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Milligan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
    • Wing is located in Covington County (AL)
  • Falco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
    • Falco is located in Covington County (AL)
  • Garden City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Okaloosa County

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

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

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

Adding Otahite to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Otahite was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Otahite post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Otahite.

The official website for Okaloosa County: www.co.okaloosa.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Otahite, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Okaloosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Area code (448) is an overlay for area code (850).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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