Welcome to Octararo ...
So far, we found very little information about Octararo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Octararo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Octararo, please Contact Us.
Octararo would have been located within present day Cecil County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Octararo is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Octararo was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Octararo was located: 410, 443 & 667<4>
Websites for Octararo ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.cecilchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Octararo, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Octararo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Octararo.
- 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 <5>
- Aberdeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Havre de Grace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bel Air
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bel Air is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
- 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 <5>
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Freedom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Perryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North East
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Octararo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Octararo. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Octararo. See our Newspapers Page for Octararo.
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 Octararo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Octararo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Octararo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |