Otisco | |
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Coordinates: 38°32′34″N85°39′58″W / 38.54278°N 85.66611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Clark |
Township | Oregon |
Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
ZIP code | 47163 |
FIPS code | 18-57222 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 2830332 [1] |
Otisco is an unincorporated community in Charlestown Township, Clark County, Indiana.
Otisco was laid out in 1854 when the railroad was extended to that point. [3] According to one source, the name might be borrowed from New York's Otisco Lake. [4]
The Otisco post office was established in 1870. [5]
Otisco is located along Indiana State Road 3 in the northern corner of Charlestown Township. The northern fringe of the town extends into neighboring Oregon Township.
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...and perhaps named for Otisco Lake in New York.