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Welcome to Owl Hoot ...

Owl Hoot is located in Lake County<1>.

Owl Hoot is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Owl Hoot and travel south, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Owl Hoot: 731

Communities near Owl Hoot ...

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

  • Mengelwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
    • Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
  • Dyersburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Caruthersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tiptonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Newbern
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Portageville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hayti
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
    • Hayti is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <3>
  • Steele
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
    • Steele is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <3>
  • Ridgely
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Markham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Markham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
    • New Markham is located in Lake County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 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 Owl Hoot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Owl Hoot.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Owl Hoot ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Owl Hoot - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.