Owasco, Indiana

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Owasco
Location in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°27′39″N86°37′41″W / 40.46083°N 86.62806°W / 40.46083; -86.62806
Country United States
State Indiana
County Carroll
Township Clay
Elevation
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705 ft (215 m)
ZIP code
46065
FIPS code 18-57420 [2]
GNIS feature ID440788 [1]

Owasco is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Carroll County, Indiana. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

A post office was established at Owasco in 1883. [3] It was named after Owasco Lake, in New York. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owasco, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  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. The name, borrowed from the lake in New York...