Welcome to West Otis ...

West Otis is located in Berkshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Otis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for West Otis: W. Otis

West Otis is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: West Otis lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for West Otis: 413

Communities Also Named West Otis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Otis - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Websites for West Otis ...

Junior League:   www.jlbc.info/

Communities near West Otis ...

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

• Pittsfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
• Winchester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Winchester is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,548 people
• Great Barrington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
• Lee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee is located in Berkshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
• Lenox
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lenox is located in Berkshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
• Barkhamsted
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,587 people
• Salisbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
• North Canaan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
• Sheffield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
• Huntington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Huntington is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Otis ...

Looking for more information about West 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.

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

Adding West Otis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 (so far) for West Otis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the West Otis post office opened in 1833. The West Otis post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Otis.