Welcome to Otter Creek ...

Otter Creek is located in Oliver County<1>.

The location of Otter Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Otter Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

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

Otter Creek is 2,090 feet [637 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Otter Creek (for example, toward Taylor), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Otter Creek is located in the (701) area code.

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, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, 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.

• Beulah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Beulah is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <4>
• Hazen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
  • Hazen is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazen <4>
• New Salem
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • New Salem is located in Morton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Salem <4>
• Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Oliver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
• Bluegrass ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass
  • Bluegrass is located in Morton County
• Hannover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannover
  • Hannover is located in Oliver County
• Sims
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sims have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
  • Sims is located in Morton County
• Glen Ullin
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ullin
  • Glen Ullin is located in Morton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Ullin <4>
• Stanton
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <4>
• Knife River Village
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River Village
  • Knife River Village is located in Mercer 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 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Otter Creek post office opened in 1905.

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 State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/