Do you know of Otey ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Otey. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Otey.<1>

Our sources for Otey (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Otey other than they indicate that Otey would be found somewhere in Montgomery County, Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1902 and closed  in 1937.

Communities Also Named Otey ...

We found one communities that share the name Otey.

Within Virginia, the name Otey is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Otey in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Brazoria County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Otey [Brazoria County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Otey ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Otey:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Otey.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 51/59864   (Place Name: Otey)

County: Montgomery     (FIPS State/County: 51/121)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Otey) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Montgomery County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Montgomery County.