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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Otis came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Otis in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Otis. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Otis, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

 

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Otis:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

Map from 1908 (unknown title/publisher)

Otis is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Otis. See our Misc Page for Otis for more information.


Railroad Mentions of Otis:

Otis was mentioned in the following schedules:

New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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