Welcome to Octararo Lakes ...

Octararo Lakes is located in Cecil County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Octararo Lakes: Octararo Lks.

Octararo Lakes is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Octararo Lakes: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Octararo Lakes ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.cecilchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Octararo Lakes, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Octararo Lakes ...

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

Newark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
Aberdeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen is located in Harford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
Elkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elkton is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
Havre de Grace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <4>
Bel Air
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bel Air is located in Harford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
- Former names for Bel Air:
- Belle Air
- Belle Aire
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
New Freedom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Freedom is located in York County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <4>
Perryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Perryville is located in Cecil County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
North East
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North East is located in Cecil County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
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Strasburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Strasburg is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Octararo Lakes ...

Looking for more information about Octararo Lakes? 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 Octararo Lakes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Octararo Lakes.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Cecil, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Octararo Lakes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Octararo Lakes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Octararo Lakes area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.