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Welcome to Ottinger ...

Ottinger is located in Cocke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ottinger, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Ottinger is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Ottinger ...

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

  • Clevenger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clevenger is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
    • Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
  • Morristown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Greeneville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Newport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bolton Estates
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
  • Forest Hills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Hills is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
  • Pleasant View
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant View is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
  • Jaybird
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jaybird is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
  • Bright ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bright is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
  • Monte Vista Estates
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ottinger ...

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

Adding Ottinger to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ottinger post office opened in 1886. The Ottinger post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ottinger.

Footnotes ...

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