Otis, Iowa

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Otis, Iowa
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Otis
Coordinates: 41°57′05″N91°37′24″W / 41.95139°N 91.62333°W / 41.95139; -91.62333
Country United States
State Iowa
County Linn
City Cedar Rapids
Elevation
758 ft (231 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 319
GNIS feature ID464186

Otis is an unincorporated area in the city of Cedar Rapids in Linn County, Iowa, United States. [1]

History

The community was named for Harrison Gray Otis, a Massachusetts politician. [2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Otis, Iowa
  2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 111.