Otter Creek Junction, Indiana

Otter Creek Junction, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Vigo County's location in Indiana
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 codes	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]

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.

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...