Welcome to Otto ...

Otto is located in Laramie County<1>.

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

Otto is 6,940 feet [2,115 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Otto is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Otto lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Otto: (307)

The ZIP code for Otto: 82434<3>

Communities Also Named Otto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wyoming communities named Otto: This one is located in Laramie County and the other is located in Big Horn County.

Beyond Wyoming, there are 25 communities that are also named Otto - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (3), Manitoba, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Otto.

Communities near Otto ...

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

• Greybull
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greybull
  • Greybull is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greybull <4>
• Basin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
  • Basin is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basin <4>
• Burlington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <4>
• Manderson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manderson
  • Manderson is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manderson <4>
• Emblem
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
  • Emblem is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emblem <4>
• Flitners Corner
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flitners Corner
  • Flitners Corner is located in Big Horn County
• Shell
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell
  • Shell is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell <4>
• West River ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
  • West River is located in Washakie County
• Washakie Ten
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washakie Ten have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washakie Ten
  • Washakie Ten is located in Washakie County
• Byron
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Otto ...

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

Adding Otto to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Otto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Laramie County: www.webgate.co.laramie.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/