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Welcome to Otto ...

Otto is located in Jefferson County<1>.

Otto is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Otto: 636

Communities Also Named Otto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Otto - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (3), Manitoba, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Otto ...

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

  • Wildwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ballwin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <3>
  • Kirkwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Webster Groves
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Arnold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Arnold is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <3>
  • Manchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Festus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crestwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Eureka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Town and Country
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Town and Country is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town and Country
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,140 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 Otto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Otto.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Otto ...

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

Adding Otto to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Otto 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 Otto was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Otto.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Otto - 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.