Otter Creek Junction, Indiana

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Otter Creek Junction, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Otter Creek Junction
location in Vigo County, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°32′47″N87°20′54″W / 39.54639°N 87.34833°W / 39.54639; -87.34833
Country United States
State Indiana
County Vigo
Township Otter Creek
Elevation
[1]
502 ft (153 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47805
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 440746

Otter Creek Junction is an unincorporated community in Otter Creek Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

Contents

It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area.

History

Otter Creek Junction was originally built at a flag station on the C. & E. I. Rail Road. [3] The community takes its name from the nearby Otter Creek. [4]

Geography

Otter Creek Junction is located at 39°32′47″N87°20′54″W / 39.54639°N 87.34833°W / 39.54639; -87.34833 at an elevation of 502 feet.

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Otter Creek Junction, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ Bradsby, H.C. (1891). History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. pp.  480.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  254. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the nearby stream of the same name...


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