Owasco, Indiana

Owasco
Unincorporated community
Looking north along Front Street into Owasco
Carroll County's location in Indiana
Owasco
Location in Carroll County
Coordinates: 40°27′39″N 86°37′41″W / 40.46083°N 86.62806°W / 40.46083; -86.62806
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCarroll
TownshipClay
Elevation
[1]
705 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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