Otis, Iowa

Coordinates: 41°57′05″N 91°37′24″W / 41.95139°N 91.62333°W / 41.95139; -91.62333
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Otis, Iowa
Otis is located in Iowa
Otis
Otis
Otis is located in the United States
Otis
Otis
Coordinates: 41°57′05″N 91°37′24″W / 41.95139°N 91.62333°W / 41.95139; -91.62333
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyLinn
CityCedar Rapids
Elevation
758 ft (231 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code319
GNIS feature ID464186

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

History[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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.