Welcome to Otis ...

Otis is located in Rapides Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Otis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Otis is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Otis: (318)

The ZIP code for Otis: 71466<4>

Communities Also Named Otis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Otis - they are located in Colorado, Florida (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Otis.

Communities near Otis ...

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

• Alexandria
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Pineville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <5>
• Glenmora
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenmora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmora
  • Glenmora is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenmora <5>
• Woodworth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
  • Woodworth is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodworth <5>
• Boyce
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Boyce is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <5>
• Forest Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
  • Forest Hill is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hill <5>
• Simpson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
  • Simpson is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <5>
• McNary
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
  • McNary is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
• Gardner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <5>
• Sieper
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sieper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sieper
  • Sieper is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sieper <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Otis ...

Looking for more information about Otis? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Otis, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Otis.

Adding Otis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Otis 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 Otis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Otis post office opened in 1910.

We also found Otis on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Otis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/