BlockOtto, Illinois
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Isabel Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61441. It stands on North Branch Otter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Duncan Mills quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1925 USGS Havana quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Duncan Mills quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Havana quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Macomb quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Macomb quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
25,601 words on this townshipHistory of Fulton County, Illinois;, published 1879 names this settlement in its chapter on Isabel Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
G. W. Brewer was born in Indiana Oct. 28, 1838, the native State also of his parents, Bincent and Elizabeth Brewer. He came to this county in 1850, and married Mary Ann Peggs at Otto in 1861, who was born in England in 1839, and they have had 4 children, of whom 3 are living. Farmer. Republican. Sec. 30, Isabel tp. P. O., Otto.
Passage source: History of Fulton County, Illinois;, published 1879.
Jane K. Brown was born Feb. 13, ISIO, in New Jersey, daughter of Joseph and Esther Gordon, natives of Pennsylvania ; in 1829 married Charles Brown in Ohio, who was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 5, 1809; came to Fulton county in 1831 ; discouraged, they returned East, l)ut before unloading the wagon concluded they could do better out West, and back to Fulton county they came and settled on sec. 20, Isabel township, where they have been reasonably successful. They brought up 14 children, 10 of whom are still living. Mr. Brown died Dec. 21, 1878, leaving her with but one child at home, a vounjj ladv 21 vears of agre. Mrs. B. is carrvinsc on the farm where her husband introduced the first Durham cattle of the county. P. O., Otto.
Passage source: History of Fulton County, Illinois;, published 1879.
Dexter Freeman. Alex. Freeman came with his family to Isabel township when this country was a wilderness, undergoing all the hardships that other pioneers had to suffer, and now resides in Pleasant tp. Dexter was born Jan. 5, 1843, in Isabel tp., where he still resides, a prosperous farmer and stock-dealer, owning 240 acres of land. June 11, 18()5, he married Mary A. Lt)ckard : 3 boys and 3 girls are their offspring. Mrs, F. was born in Ohio in 1845, and is a member of the Christian Church. Mr. F. is a Freemason. P. O., Otto.
Passage source: History of Fulton County, Illinois;, published 1879.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Isabel Township - it names this place 3 more 3 times.
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Otto (historical): 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holle Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Otter Creek Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enion | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Beaty | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Duncan Mills | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Howard | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Summum | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Marbletown | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Waterford (historical) | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Sepo | 5.6 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1802122. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.