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Otisco Valley
Otisco may refer to the following places in the United States: * Otisco, Indiana * Otisco, New York * Otisco Lake, one of the Finger Lakes in New York * Otisco Township, Michigan Otisco Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,243. Township offices are located in the community of Smyrna. Communities * Belding is an incorporated city ... * Otisco Township, Minnesota {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otisco, Indiana
Otisco is an unincorporated community in Charlestown Township, Clark County, Indiana. History Otisco was laid out in 1854 when the railroad was extended to that point. According to one source, the name might be borrowed from New York's Otisco Lake. The Otisco post office was established in 1870. Geography Otisco is located at along Indiana State Road 3 State Road 3 (SR 3) in the U.S. state of Indiana is a discontinuous state highway running through eastern Indiana from near the Ohio River to near the Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern ... in the northern corner of Charlestown Township. The northern fringe of the town extends into neighboring Oregon Township. References Unincorporated communities in Clark County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana Louisville metropolitan area Populated places established in 1854 1854 establishments in Indiana {{LouisvilleMSA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otisco, New York
Otisco is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 2,541 at the 2010 census. Otisco is in the southwestern part of the county, situated at the northern edge of the Appalachian Highlands, where an escarpment declines to the Lake Ontario plain and the city of Syracuse five miles to the north. History The town was part of the former Central New York Military Tract. The town was first settled by outsiders around 1798, but permanent settlement began around 1801. The Town of Otisco was formed in 1806 from parts of other towns: Pompey, Marcellus, and Tully. The name "Otisco" may have been derived from the Iroquois name for Nine Mile Creek, ''Us-te-ke'', meaning " bitter-nut-hickory". At least one older map, published in 1825, has the name spelled as "Ostisco". The name may also have been derived from the word ''ostickney'', meaning "waters much dried away", or from the Onondaga word ''ostick'', meaning "the water is low". Geography According to the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otisco Lake
Otisco Lake is the easternmost of New York's eleven Finger Lakes. The lake is located in Onondaga County, southwest of the city of Syracuse. History Otisco Lake's name may have been derived from the Iroquois name for the lake's outlet, Nine Mile Creek, ''Us-te-ke'', meaning " bitter-nut-hickory". At least one older map, published in 1825, has the name spelled as "Ostisco". The name may also have been derived from the word ''ostickney'', meaning "waters much dried away", or from the Onondaga word ''ostick'', meaning "the water is low". Prior to European settlement, the lake was used by the Onondaga people for seasonal fishing and hunting, however no permanent settlements were known to exist. After the Revolutionary War, lands surrounding Otisco Lake were given to soldiers as payment for their service in the war. The first house was erected near the head of Otisco Lake by Oliver Tuttle in 1804, in what is today the Town of Otisco. In 1869, Otisco Lake was made larger with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otisco Township, Michigan
Otisco Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,243. Township offices are located in the community of Smyrna. Communities * Belding is an incorporated city situated within the northeast corner of the township. * Cooks Corners is the location of an early settlement in the township at near the junction of M-44 and M-91 just west of Belding. * Smyrna is an unincorporated community at , a few miles southwest of Belding near mouth of the Seely Creek on the Flat River. History The township was organized on March 6, 1838 from survey townships 7 and 8 north in range 8 of the Michigan Survey. Township 7 was set off as Keene Township on February 16, 1842. The name was taken from Otisco, New York. The first white settlement in the area was where Dickinson Creek flows into the Flat River northeast of Belding. George W. Dickinson, in company with Thomas Cornell, both of New York, built a saw mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
