Otter Creek Junction, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
39°32′47″N 87°20′54″W / 39.54639°N 87.34833°W / 39.54639; -87.3483347805
Otter Creek Junction is an unincorporated community in Otter Creek Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area.
History
Otter Creek Junction was originally built at a flag station on the C. & E. I. Rail Road.[3] The community takes its name from the nearby Otter Creek.[4]
Geography
Otter Creek Junction is located at 39°32′47″N 87°20′54″W / 39.54639°N 87.34833°W / 39.54639; -87.34833 at an elevation of 502 feet.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "Otter Creek Junction, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ Bradsby, H.C. (1891). History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. pp. 480.
- ^ 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.
...named for the nearby stream of the same name...
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Municipalities and communities of Vigo County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Terre Haute
communities
- Allendale
- Atherton
- Barnhart Town
- Blackhawk
- Cherryvale‡
- Coal Bluff
- Cobb
- Dewey
- East Glenn
- Ehrmandale
- Ferguson Hill
- Glenn Ayr
- Gospel Grove
- Grange Corner
- Harrison
- Hutton
- Keller
- Larimer Hill
- Liggett
- Marion Heights
- Markles
- Otter Creek Junction
- Parkview
- Pimento
- Pine Ridge
- Preston
- Sandcut
- Sandford
- Shirkieville
- Southwood
- Spelterville
- Spring Hill
- State Line
- Swalls
- Tabertown
- Taylorville
- Terre Town
- Twelve Points
- Vigo
- West New Goshen
- Whitcomb Heights
- Woodgate
- Youngstown
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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