Otisco, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Otisco
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Mapsize:120px
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Clark County
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Clark County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clark
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Oregon
Coordinates:38.5428°N -85.6661°W
Elevation Ft:673
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47163
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-57222[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2830332

Otisco is an unincorporated community in Charlestown Township, Clark County, Indiana.

History

Otisco was laid out in 1854 when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] According to one source, the name might be borrowed from New York's Otisco Lake.[3]

The Otisco post office was established in 1870.[4]

Geography

Otisco is located along Indiana State Road 3 in the northern corner of Charlestown Township. The northern fringe of the town extends into neighboring Oregon Township.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Book: History of the Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties: Precincts of Jefferson County, Ky. General histories of Clark and Floyd counties, Ind. New Albany and Floyd County. Clark County and Jeffersonville. 1882. L. A. Williams & Company. 354.
  3. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 253. ...and perhaps named for Otisco Lake in New York..
  4. Web site: Clark County . Jim Forte Postal History . 30 August 2014.