Welcome to Otter View ...

So far, we found very little information about Otter View. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Otter View to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Otter View, please Contact Us.

Otter View would have been located within present day Bedford County<2>.

The location of Otter View has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

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

A typical abbreviation for Otter View: Otter Vw.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Otter View is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Otter View was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Otter View ...

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

• Bedford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <5>
• Rocky Mount
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Rocky Mount is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <5>
• Altavista
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altavista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altavista
  • Altavista is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altavista <5>
• Hurt
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
  • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <5>
• Gretna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <5>
• Davis Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
  • Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
• Moneta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
  • Moneta is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moneta <5>
• North Shore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
  • North Shore is located in Franklin County
• Westlake Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
  • Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
• Penhook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penhook
  • Penhook is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penhook <5>

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

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

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

Adding Otter View to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Otter View in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Otter View was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Otter View on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Otter View.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/