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Welcome to Otter Pond ...

Otter Pond is located in Caldwell County<1>.


The location of Otter Pond has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Otter Pond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Otter Pond is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Otter Pond lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Otter Pond is located in the (270) area code.

Communities near Otter Pond ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Otter Pond.

  • Princeton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cadiz
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadiz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
    • Cadiz is located in Trigg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <4>
  • Dawson Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eddyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Crofton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Kuttawa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Fredonia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Charles
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Cerulean
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewistown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
    • Lewistown is located in Caldwell County

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 Otter Pond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Otter Pond.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Otter Pond. 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 Otter Pond.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Otter Pond. See our Newspapers Page for Otter Pond.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Otter Pond ...

Looking for more information about Otter Pond? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Otter Pond, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Otter Pond.

Adding Otter Pond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Otter Pond in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Otter Pond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Otter Pond post office opened in 1888.

We also found Otter Pond in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Otter Pond.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Otter Pond. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Caldwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Otter Pond - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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