Welcome to Otisco ...

Otisco is located in Waseca County<1>.

The location of Otisco has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Otisco: oh-TISS-koh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Otisco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Otisco is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Otisco lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Otisco is located in the (507) area code.

Communities Also Named Otisco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Otisco - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Michigan and New York.

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

Communities near Otisco ...

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

• Owatonna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owatonna
  • Owatonna is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owatonna <5>
• Waseca
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waseca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
  • Waseca is located in Waseca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waseca <5>
• Janesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
  • Janesville is located in Waseca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <5>
• Wells
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in Faribault County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <5>
• Waterville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <5>
• Medford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
• New Richland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
  • New Richland is located in Waseca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richland <5>
• Morristown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Rice County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 971 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <5>
• Saint Clair
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
  • Saint Clair is located in Blue Earth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <5>
• Elysian
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian
  • Elysian is located in Waseca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysian <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Otisco ...

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

Adding Otisco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Otisco 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 for Otisco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Otisco post office opened in 1857.

We also found Otisco in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Otisco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Otisco. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Waseca County: www.co.waseca.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/