Otterville, Iowa

Otterville, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Otterville, Iowa is located in Iowa
Otterville, Iowa
Otterville, Iowa
Location within the state of Iowa
Otterville, Iowa is located in the United States
Otterville, Iowa
Otterville, Iowa
Otterville, Iowa (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°30′31″N 91°56′48″W / 42.50861°N 91.94667°W / 42.50861; -91.94667
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyBuchanan
Elevation
[1]
922 ft (281 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID459950[1]

Otterville is a small unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States, northwest of Independence.

Geography

Otterville lies in section 9 of Washington Township. It is at the junction of Otterville Blvd (County Highway D16) and Henley Avenue.[2]

History

Otterville in west-central Buchanan County, Iowa, in 1903

Although the community was founded in the 19th century, the townsfolk never incorporated the community. Otterville remains a small community halfway between Independence and Littleton.[3]

Otterville's population was 94 in 1900,[4] and was 100 in 1925.[5] The population was 50 in 1940.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Otterville, Iowa
  2. ^ "Highway and Transportation Map - Buchanan County, Iowa". IowaDOT.gov. January 1, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  3. ^ "Otterville, Iowa". mapquest. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  5. ^ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.
  6. ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 308.


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