Welcome to Otsego Lake ...

Otsego Lake is located in Otsego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Otsego Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

A typical abbreviation for Otsego Lake: Otsego Lk.

Otsego Lake is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Otsego Lake ...

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

• Gaylord
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gaylord is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylord <3>
• Grayling
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Grayling is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayling
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayling <3>
• Mancelona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mancelona is located in Antrim County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancelona
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mancelona <3>
• Vanderbilt
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Vanderbilt is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderbilt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderbilt <3>
• Pearll City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pearll City is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
• Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
• Deward ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Deward is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
• Frederic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Frederic is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederic <3>
• Sparr
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparr is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr
• Hallock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hallock is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Otsego Lake ...

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

Adding Otsego Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Otsego Lake 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 Otsego Lake was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Otsego Lake.