Do you know of Otia ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Otia. 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 Otia.<1>

Our sources for Otia (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 Otia other than they indicate that Otia would be found somewhere in Mason County, West Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1890 and closed  in 1905.

Communities Also Named Otia ...

We found one communities that share the name Otia.

Within West Virginia, the name Otia is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Monroe County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Otia [Monroe County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Otia ...

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

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

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Otia - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

More Orphans in  Mason 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 Mason County.