Welcome to Othello ...
Othello is located in Ashe County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Othello, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
Othello is 2,920 feet [890 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Othello is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Othello lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Othello: 336 & 743<3>
Communities Also Named Othello ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Othello - they are located in British Columbia, Minnesota, New Jersey and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Othello.
Communities near Othello ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Othello.
- Boone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <4>
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dowell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Lansing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Obids
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Obids. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Wagoner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wagoner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Fleetwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleetwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
- Fleetwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleetwood <4>
- Yates
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Yates is located in Ashe County
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 Othello. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Othello.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Othello. 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 Othello.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Othello. See our Newspapers Page for Othello.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Othello ...
Looking for more information about Othello? 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 Othello, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Othello.
Adding Othello to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Othello 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 Othello was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Othello post office opened in 1901.
We also found Othello on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Othello.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Ashe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Othello - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Othello area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Othello 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |