Otisco, Indiana

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Otisco
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Clark County's location in Indiana
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Otisco
Location in Clark County
Coordinates: 38°32′34″N85°39′58″W / 38.54278°N 85.66611°W / 38.54278; -85.66611
Country United States
State Indiana
County Clark
Township Oregon
Elevation
[1]
673 ft (205 m)
ZIP code
47163
FIPS code 18-57222 [2]
GNIS feature ID2830332 [1]

Otisco is an unincorporated community in Charlestown Township, Clark County, Indiana.

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History

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]

Geography

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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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Otisco, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. L. A. Williams & Company. 1882. p.  354.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  253. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...and perhaps named for Otisco Lake in New York.
  5. ↑ "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.


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