Owasco, Indiana
Owasco is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Carroll County, Indiana. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Looking north along Front Street into Owasco  | |
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![]() Owasco Location in Carroll County  | |
| Coordinates: 40°27′39″N 86°37′41″W | |
| Country | United States | 
| State | Indiana | 
| County | Carroll | 
| Township | Clay | 
| Elevation | 702 ft (214 m) | 
| ZIP code | 46065  | 
| FIPS code | 18-57420[2] | 
| GNIS feature ID | 440788 | 
History
    
A post office was established at Owasco in 1883.[3] It was named after Owasco Lake, in New York.[4]
Geography
    
Owasco is at 40°27′39″N 86°37′41″W.
References
    
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
 - "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...
 
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