Do you know of Otisville ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Otisville. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Otisville.<1>

Our sources for Otisville (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Otisville other than they indicate that Otisville would be found somewhere in Franklin County, Iowa.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1856 and closed  in 1880.

Communities Also Named Otisville ...

We found three communities that share the name Otisville.

Within Iowa, the name Otisville is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Michigan
    • Genesee County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Otisville [Genesee County].
  • Minnesota
    • Washington County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Otisville [Washington County].
  • New York
    • Orange County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Otisville [Orange County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Otisville ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Otisville:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Article: Index to Abandoned Towns of Iowa
Taken from The Annals of Iowa (Volume 18, Issue 3 - Winter 1932)
Written by: Mott, David C.

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

More Orphans in  Franklin County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Franklin County.