Do you know of Otterburn ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Otterburn. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Otterburn.<1>

Our sources for Otterburn (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Otterburn other than they indicate that Otterburn would be found somewhere in Genesee County, Michigan.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1887 and closed  in 1913.

Communities Also Named Otterburn ...

We found one communities that share the name Otterburn.

Within Michigan, the name Otterburn is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Otterburn in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Amelia County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Otterburn [Amelia County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Otterburn ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Otterburn:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Otterburn - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Otterburn.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 26/61740   (Place Name: Otterburn)

County: Genesee     (FIPS State/County: 26/049)

Class: U4

Identifies a populated place (ie- Otterburn) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.

More Orphans in  Genesee County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Genesee County.