Owasco, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
40°27′39″N 86°37′41″W / 40.46083°N 86.62806°W / 40.46083; -86.62806CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyCarrollTownshipClayElevation705 ft (215 m)ZIP code
46065
FIPS code18-57420[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.

History

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

References

  1. ^ a b 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...

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