Otter Creek Junction, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

39°32′47″N 87°20′54″W / 39.54639°N 87.34833°W / 39.54639; -87.34833CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyVigoTownship Otter CreekElevation

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502 ft (153 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

47805

Area code(s)812, 930GNIS feature ID440746

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″N 87°20′54″W / 39.54639°N 87.34833°W / 39.54639; -87.34833 at an elevation of 502 feet.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
^ "Otter Creek Junction, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
^ Bradsby, H.C. (1891). History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. pp. 480.
^ 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...