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Otter

Ghost town · LaSalle County, Illinois

Streator quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500)
Streator quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Otter is a ghost town in LaSalle County, Illinois. It is one of 7 former communities in LaSalle County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Otter as a historical populated place on the Streator North topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.1792° N, 88.7787° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStreator North
Elevation634 ft
Nearest living townStreator, IL
Distance to it4.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1816108
Coordinates41.17920, -88.77868

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What's there now

Otter is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Streator, IL (population 12,274), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 634 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Otter?

Otter is in LaSalle County, Illinois, at 41.1792, -88.7787.

How many ghost towns are in LaSalle County?

LaSalle County, Illinois has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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