Welcome to Otter Creek ...

Otter Creek is located in Carlton County<1>.

The pronunciation of Otter Creek: AH-ter<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Otter Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Otter Creek: Otter Crk. (or less commonly used: Otter Ck. or Otter Cr.)

Otter Creek is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Otter Creek: (218)

Communities Also Named Otter Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Otter Creek - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Otter Creek ...

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

• Cloquet
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloquet
  • Cloquet is located in Carlton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloquet <4>
• Hermantown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermantown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermantown
  • Hermantown is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermantown <4>
• Proctor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
  • Proctor is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <4>
• Moose Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Lake
  • Moose Lake is located in Carlton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moose Lake <4>
• Carlton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
  • Carlton is located in Carlton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlton <4>
• Scanlon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scanlon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanlon
  • Scanlon is located in Carlton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
• Barnum
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
  • Barnum is located in Carlton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnum <4>
• Wrenshall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrenshall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrenshall
  • Wrenshall is located in Carlton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrenshall <4>
• Oliver
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Oliver is located in Douglas County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
• Cromwell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
  • Cromwell is located in Carlton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cromwell <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 Otter Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Otter Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Otter Creek ...

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

Adding Otter Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Otter Creek 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 Otter Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Otter Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carlton County: www.co.carlton.mn.us/

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