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Welcome to Little Otter ...

Little Otter is located in Braxton County<1>.


The location of Little Otter has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Otter, 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.

Little Otter is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Little Otter: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities near Little Otter ...

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

  • Glenville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Sutton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
    • Sutton is located in Braxton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <5>
  • Burnsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Flatwoods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
    • Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <5>
  • Sand Fork
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
    • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Chapel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
    • Chapel is located in Braxton County
  • Exchange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • McNutt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNutt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
    • McNutt is located in Braxton County
  • Canfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
    • Canfield is located in Braxton County
  • Frametown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown
    • Frametown is located in Braxton County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Otter ...

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

Adding Little Otter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Little Otter 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 for Little Otter was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Otter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Braxton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Otter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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