Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Otis came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, 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: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Otis data came from. The following list of references and mentions is 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, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

We found Otis in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Otis for more information.

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