Owasco is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Carroll County, Indiana. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Owasco | |
|---|---|
 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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Carroll |
| Township | Clay |
| Elevation | 705 ft (215 m) |
| ZIP code | 46065 |
| FIPS code | 18-57420[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 440788[1] |
History edit
A post office was established at Owasco in 1883.[3] It was named after Owasco Lake, in New York.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owasco, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ 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...
External links edit
Media related to Owasco, Indiana at Wikimedia Commons
| | This Carroll County, Indiana location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |