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 in 1895, Otis had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Otis had a population of 1,531 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Otis, with the one closest to Otis listed first.
- West Otis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Montville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - West Becket
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Becket. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Becket
- West Becket is located in Berkshire County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Becket
- From Otis to West Becket
- North Blandford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Blandford
- North Blandford is located in Hampden County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Blandford
- From Otis to North Blandford
- Sandisfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
- Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sandisfield
- From Otis to Sandisfield
- New Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston is located in Berkshire County
- Becket Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Becket Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket Center
- Becket Center is located in Berkshire County
- Tyringham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Monterey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Monterey
- From Otis to Monterey
- Hartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Berkshire County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hartsville
- From Otis to Hartsville
- New Marlborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
- New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Marlborough
- From Otis to New Marlborough
- Tolland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Blandford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Southfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
- Southfield is located in Berkshire County
- South Sandisfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
- South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Sandisfield
- From Otis to South Sandisfield
- Becket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - East Lee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lee
- East Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to East Lee
- From Otis to East Lee
- Mill River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
- Mill River is located in Berkshire County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mill River
- From Otis to Mill River
- Chester Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Center
- Chester Center is located in Hampden County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chester Center
- From Otis to Chester Center
- West Granville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Granville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- West Granville is located in Hampden County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Granville
- From Otis to West Granville
- Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Russell
- From Otis to Russell
- Huntington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- Middlefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
- Middlefield is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Lee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lee
- From Otis to Lee
- South Lee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lee
- South Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Lee
- From Otis to South Lee
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |