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Welcome to Otter Creek Junction ...

Otter Creek Junction is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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

Otter Creek Junction is 1,730 feet [527 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Otter Creek Junction (for example, toward Spring City), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Otter Creek Junction: 931

Communities Also Named Otter Creek Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Otter Creek Junction - it's located in Indiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Otter Creek Junction.

Communities near Otter Creek Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Otter Creek Junction.

  • Lakemont Heights
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
  • Crossville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • College Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • College Grove is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
  • Fairfield Glade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Rogers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
  • Lake Tansi Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
  • Newton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • Dykes Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
  • Spring City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Otter Creek Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Otter Creek Junction - 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.