Otis, Indiana | |
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 St. Mary's Catholic Church, Otis | |
  Otis  Otis | |
| Coordinates: 41°35′57″N86°54′21″W / 41.59917°N 86.90583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | LaPorte |
| Township | New Durham |
| Elevation | 748 ft (228 m) |
| ZIP code | 46391 |
| FIPS code | 18-57204 [2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 440729 [1] |
Otis is an unincorporated community in New Durham Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Settled in 1851, the town was named Salem Crossing by the Michigan Southern Railroad along whose tracks the community grew. By the time the village was platted in 1870, it was called LaCroix, courtesy of the Monon. [3]
The town served as an important station during the Civil War since all soldiers from northern Indiana were required to travel by Monon troop trains south from LaCroix. The community bustled with the arrivals and departures of troops and the hotels and merchants thrived on the needs of soldiers for rooms, food and store goods. [4]
It was along the Monon that the funeral train of the assassinated President Abraham Lincoln traveled to Illinois. Although the funeral cortege was not scheduled to stop at LaCroix, the crowd which had gathered around the refueling train was so large that the officials allowed the waiting people to view the body of the fallen president.
After the war, LaCroix was still called Salem Crossing by some. To eliminate the confusion, the town was given the name of the district congressman, General Packard. In 1872, Packard himself suggested the name of Otis. The town today is a small unincorporated community of farmers and commuters.
LaPorte County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 112,417. The county seat is the city of La Porte, and the largest city is Michigan City. This county is part of the Northwest Indiana and Michiana regions of the Chicago metropolitan area. The LaPorte County Courthouse is located in the county seat of La Porte and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Monon Railroad, also known as the Chicago, Indianapolis, and Louisville Railway from 1897 to 1971, was an American railroad that operated almost entirely within the state of Indiana. The Monon was merged into the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in 1971, and much of the former Monon right of way is owned today by CSX Transportation. In 1970, it operated 540 miles (870 km) of road on 792 miles (1,275 km) of track; that year it reported 1320 million ton-miles of revenue freight and zero passenger-miles.
Coolspring Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 14,718 and it contained 6,661 housing units.
Springfield Township is one of twenty-one townships in LaPorte County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,045 and it contained 1,914 housing units.
Creston is an unincorporated community that straddles the border between West Creek Township and Cedar Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana.
Alida is an unincorporated community in Clinton Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States.
Byron is an unincorporated community in Kankakee Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Door Village is an unincorporated community in Scipio Township, LaPorte County, Indiana. It was founded in 1836.
Hanna is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hanna Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. It had a population of 463 at the 2010 census.
Holmesville is an unincorporated community in New Durham Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Hudson Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hudson Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. The town sits on the dividing line between Central and Eastern time zones. It is the site of the Hudson Lake station stop of the South Shore Line. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 1,297.
Rolling Prairie is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kankakee Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 582.
South Wanatah is an unincorporated community in Cass Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Union Mills is an unincorporated community in Noble Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Waterford is an unincorporated community in Coolspring Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States.
Wellsboro is an unincorporated community in Noble Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Lee is an unincorporated community in Monon Township, White County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Springville is an unincorporated community in Springfield Township in northern LaPorte County, Indiana, at the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and Indiana Route 39, less than one mile north of the LaPorte exit on the Indiana Toll Road. It took its name from a large spring that formerly flowed near the town.
Beattys Corner is an unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana, in the United States.
Haskell is an unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana, in the United States.
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