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Welcome to Otho ...

Otho is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Otho, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Otho is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Otho: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Otho ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Otho - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Otho ...

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

  • Forest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Morton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Raleigh
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Polkville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Polkville is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Louin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Louin is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Montrose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Montrose is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Sylvarena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 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 Otho. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Otho.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Otho ...

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

Adding Otho to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Otho 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 Otho was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Otho post office opened in 1916. The Otho post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Otho.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Otho - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Otho area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Otho area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/