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Welcome to Otoe ...

Otoe is located in Noble County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Otoe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Otoe is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Otoe: 580

Communities Also Named Otoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Otoe - they are located in Kansas and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Otoe ...

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

  • Stillwater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Perry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Morrison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Glencoe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Billings
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Marland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Orlando
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Petes Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
  • Yost
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Yost is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost

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 Otoe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Otoe.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Otoe ...

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

Adding Otoe to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Otoe post office opened in 1892. The Otoe post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Otoe.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Noble, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Otoe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/