Otis’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Otis. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Otis was founded in 1886, and named for the founder's son, Otis Modderwell.
The first post office in Otis was established in August 1887.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Otis’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Otis’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District …, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Otis, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Otis is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Otis has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Lone Star School, District 64 in Lone Star, 9.1 miles away.
Otis and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Kansas - Rush County - ED 83-1 - ED 83-23 (1880) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.