Welcome to Otto ...
So far, we found very little information about Otto. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Otto to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Otto, please Contact Us.
Otto would have been located within present day Union County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Otto, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Otto is 1,960 feet [597 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Otto was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Otto was located: 706 & 762<4>
Communities Also Named Otto ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Otto - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, 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.
- Canal Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Canal Lake is located in Union County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Willow ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Dahlonega
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Dahlonega is located in Lumpkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlonega <6>
- Jacksonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Cleveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <6>
- Cutcane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Young Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Harris
- Young Harris is located in Towns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young Harris <6>
- Murphy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Murphy is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <6>
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Hemp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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.
Adding Otto to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Otto in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Otto post office opened in 1898.
We also found Otto on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Otto.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Union County: www.unioncounty.gov/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 Otto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Otto - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Otto area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Otto area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |