Welcome to Otterbein ...

So far, we found very little information about Otterbein. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Otterbein to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Otterbein - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Otterbein, please Contact Us.

While we don't have the exact location of Otterbein , we believe that it would have been located within present day Stark County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Otterbein, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Time Zone: The area where Otterbein was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Otterbein was located: 330 & 234<3>

Communities Also Named Otterbein ...

While we believe that this Otterbein is located in Stark County, we know of another 3 Ohio communities named Otterbein. Those communities are located in the following counties: Darke, Hardin and Warren County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 6 communities that are also named Otterbein - they are located in California, Indiana and Pennsylvania.

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

Adding Otterbein to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Otterbein 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 for Otterbein was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Otterbein post office opened in 1897.

We also found Otterbein on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Otterbein.

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 Otterbein, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Stark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 330 code has been Overlayed with the 234 area code. New phone numbers in the Otterbein area will be assigned with one of these codes: 330 or 234. As a result, placing a call in the Otterbein area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/