Little Otter, West Virginia

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Coordinates: 38°41′10″N80°45′49″W / 38.68611°N 80.76361°W / 38.68611; -80.76361 Coordinates: 38°41′10″N80°45′49″W / 38.68611°N 80.76361°W / 38.68611; -80.76361
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Braxton
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
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GNIS feature ID 1554970 [1]

Little Otter is an unincorporated community in the Otter District of Braxton County, near Gassaway, West Virginia, United States.

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Braxton County, West Virginia County in the United States

Braxton County is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,523. The county seat is Sutton. The county was formed in 1836 from parts of Lewis, Kanawha, and Nicholas counties and named for Carter Braxton, a Virginia statesman and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Gassaway, West Virginia Town in West Virginia, United States

Gassaway is a town in Braxton County, West Virginia, in the United States. The population was 908 at the 2010 census. Gassaway was incorporated in 1905 and named for Henry Gassaway Davis, the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1904. The center of population of West Virginia is located approximately 7 miles (11 km) north of Gassaway.

The community takes its name from nearby Little Otter Creek. [2]

Little Otter Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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