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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.
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> We also found Otahite in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Otahite. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Okaloosa County: www.co.okaloosa.fl.us/ The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/ Footnotes ...
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