Otter Creek Junction, Indiana

Otter Creek Junction, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Vigo County's location in Indiana
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; -87.34833Coordinates: 39°32′47″N 87°20′54″W / 39.54639°N 87.34833°W / 39.54639; -87.34833
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vigo
Township	Otter Creek
Elevation[1]	502 ft (153 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	47805
Area code(s)	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	440746

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 2016-07-14. 
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. p. 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...