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Welcome to Ott Town ...

Ott Town is located in Bedford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ott Town, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Ott Town is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ott Town lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Ott Town: 814 & 582<3>

Websites for Ott Town ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ott Town, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Ott Town ...

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

  • Everett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hyndman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Saxton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Schellsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Manns Choice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Woodbury
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasantville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • New Paris
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New Baltimore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ott Town ...

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

Adding Ott Town to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ott Town 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 Ott Town was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ott Town.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ott Town - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Ott Town area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Ott Town 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.