LaOtto, Indiana

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LaOtto, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census designated place
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Coordinates: 41°17′28″N85°11′56″W / 41.29111°N 85.19889°W / 41.29111; -85.19889
Country United States
State Indiana
County Noble
Township Swan
Elevation
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873 ft (266 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46763
Area code 260
FIPS code 18-42138 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830481 [1]

LaOtto (sometimes also spelled as Laotto) is a small unincorporated community in Swan Township, Noble County, Indiana, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1] Located west of the current intersection of Indiana State Road 3 and Indiana State Road 205, it is 16 miles north of Fort Wayne and is also in proximity to Kendallville and Auburn. It is therefore considered a bedroom community to these cities.

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History

LaOtto was established in the 1830s as settlers headed north out of Fort Wayne, Indiana, along the Mongoquinong Trail, which would later become Lima Plank Road. From 1856 to 1861, LaOtto was called Simon's Corners, a name taken from the local U.S. Post Office (and so named by cabinet maker and first Postmaster John Miller). Simon's Corners became Simonsville. From 1872 to 1875 it was called Grand Rapids Crossing, because it was the intersection of the north-south Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad and the east-west Eel River Railroad lines and the railroad did not like the name Simonsville. In 1875, the name LaOtto was proposed and petitioned by Lutheran minister Rev. B.F. Shultz and approved by the Noble County commissioners. [3] [4]

Though LaOtto is a small unincorporated community, it played a role in the fight against slavery. LaOtto Wesleyan Church was a stopping point for slaves on the underground railroad during the 1850s and 1860s. Pastor Aaron Worth was a "conductor" on the underground railroad. [5]

Originally having State Road 3 go through its town's limits, in 1990 a bypass and upgrade of State Road 3 was complete, and it now has a path just east of the town's limits.

Schools

LaOtto's children attend schools in the East Noble School Corporation. Elementary (Kindergarten-5th grade) students now attend Avilla Elementary School, in Avilla, Indiana, after LaOtto Elementary School closed in 2008. [6] Middle school (6th-8th grade) students attend East Noble Middle School, in Kendallville, Indiana. High school (9th-12th grade) students attend East Noble High School, also in Kendallville, Indiana.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau delineated LaOtto as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: LaOtto, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "LaOtto" from Ancestry.com Archived 2012-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "KPC News - Noble County Answer Book 2003". Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  5. ↑ "KPC News - Reflections of the Century Part 2". Archived from the original on February 18, 2001. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  6. ↑ East Noble Challenge 09.pdf
  7. ↑ "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
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