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Welcome to Oto ...

Oto is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Oto is located in Stone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oto, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Oto is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Oto: 417

Communities Also Named Oto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Oto - they are located in Iowa and Washington.

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

Communities near Oto ...

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

  • Nixa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ozark
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Republic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Branson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Aurora
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Battlefield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Battlefield is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
  • Clever
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Clever is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <3>
  • Kimberling City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Marionville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Merriam Woods
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oto ...

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

Adding Oto to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oto in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Oto was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Oto post office opened in 1877. The Oto post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oto.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Stone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oto - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/