Otter Creek Junction, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Vigo County's location in Indiana
Vigo County's location in Indiana
Otter Creek Junction is located in Vigo County, Indiana
Otter Creek Junction
Otter Creek Junction
location in Vigo County, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°32′47″N 87°20′54″W / 39.54639°N 87.34833°W / 39.54639; -87.34833
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyVigo
TownshipOtter Creek
Elevation
[1]
502 ft (153 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47805
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID440746

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

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Otter Creek Junction, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ Bradsby, H.C. (1891). History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. pp. 480.
  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. ...named for the nearby stream of the same name...


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