Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Otis had a population of 236 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Otis, with the one closest to Otis listed first.
- Holmesville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Durham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Durham is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Burdick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burdick is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- Westville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coburg is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Waterford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Suman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Haskell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Door Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Door Village is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
- Michigan City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Porter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chesterton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- La Porte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Babcock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wellsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wellsboro is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsboro
- Valparaiso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wanatah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- McCool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McCool is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- South Wanatah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Wanatah is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wanatah
- Tracy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Crisman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crisman is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisman
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 Otis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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