Owasco, Indiana
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. It was named after Owasco Lake, in New York.
References
- ^ 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
Media related to Owasco, Indiana at Wikimedia Commons
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