Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Otter (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Otter. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Otter is located in Union County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union County: Champaign, Delaware, Franklin, Hardin, Logan, Madison & Marion.
Below are the counties that are near Otter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Otter:
- Union County (The home county of Otter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter, with the one closest to Otter listed first.
- Marysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Milford Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pharisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Summersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Magnetic Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Unionville Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Richwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New California
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Jerome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter, with the one closest to Otter listed first.
- North Lewisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Mingo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingscreek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mutual
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Powhattan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Urbana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Millerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Carysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Saint Paris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter, with the one closest to Otter listed first.
- Catawba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- New Moorefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- South Vienna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Villa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Oakwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Tremont City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Lisbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Eagle City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter, with the one closest to Otter listed first.
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Ostrander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Loveless Corners ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Loveless Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Corners
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boke's Creek Settlement is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boke's Creek Settlement
- Boke's Creek Settlement has also been known as:
- Boke's Creek
- Scioto Bridge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scioto Bridge is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Bridge
- White Sulphur Springs Station ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- White Sulphur Springs Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs Station
- White Sulphur Springs Station has also been known as:
- White Sulphur
- Kerr Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Bellepoint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint has also been known as:
- Belle Poine
- Bell Point
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter, with the one closest to Otter listed first.
- Lamb Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Amlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Dublin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Hilliard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Flint ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Lake Darby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Riverlea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Riverlea is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverlea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Worthington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Highway ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter, with the one closest to Otter listed first.
- Mount Victory
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Pfeiffer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Kenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jumbo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Roundhead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter, with the one closest to Otter listed first.
- Middleburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Valley Hi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Zanesfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marl City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- West Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rushsylvania
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefontaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Iron City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Belle Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Huntsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Richland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- De Graff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter, with the one closest to Otter listed first.
- Chuckery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plain City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Plumwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Gillivan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Choctaw Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Summerford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chrisman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter, with the one closest to Otter listed first.
- Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- La Rue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Green Camp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- New Bloomington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Waldo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Logan ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Morral
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter, with the one closest to Otter listed first.
- Westfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Shawtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- West Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Wyandot County
- Marseilles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Otter, see our County-by-County Page for Otter.
Cemeteries Near Otter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Otter.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Otter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Otter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Otter, with the one closest to Otter listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union Christian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amerine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blues Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (500 more) ...
- Broadway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Broderick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Otter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Otter.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Otter, with the one closest to Otter listed first.
- Peoria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peoria is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Marysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Broadway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pottersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pottersburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersburg
- Milford Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Pharisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- North Lewisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Claiborne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Claiborne is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Magnetic Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- East Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Liberty is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Fountain Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Park is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Unionville Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Otter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Otter.
Newspapers Published in Otter ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Otter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Otter, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Otter.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Otter:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Hardin County
- Knox County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Wyandot County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Otter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Otter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |