Why visit Ossian
Townapedia lists 3 parks and trails and 4 places to eat in and around town.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 83°F; January lows average 17°F, and about 23 inches of snow fall in a normal year.
Weather in Ossian
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Ossian
Ossian is a town in Jefferson Township, Wells County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The town was named after Ossian, the narrator of a cycle of epic poems by the Scottish poet James Macpherson. The population was 3,266 at the 2020 census.
From the Wikipedia article Ossian, Indiana (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes4
Mi Casa
Restaurant · Mexican · 0.9 mi
1140 Dehner Drive, Ossian
Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa 11:00-22:00; Su 11:30-21:00; Mo 11:00-21:00; Tu...
Egg Rolls and More
Restaurant · Chinese · 0.9 mi
1120 Dehner Drive, Ossian
Churches and places of worship2
First Baptist Church of Ossian
Church · Baptist · 0.8 mi
1001 Dehner Drive, Ossian
Gas and EV charging2
History
The Ossian post office has been in operation since 1850. In 1843, Indiana State Road 1 was made serviceable from Fort Wayne to Bluffton. On January 25, 1850, the Fort Wayne and Bluffton Plank Road Company was then organized. The plank road was a toll road; any horse or horse-drawn vehicle had to pay a toll. The Fort Wayne, Cincinnati, & Louisville Railroad was built through Ossian in 1869, though it was not in complete operation until the following year. Today, the railroad is a significant north–south route for the Norfolk Southern Corporation. Ossian is still served by Indiana State Road 1, while four miles north is Interstate 469, the beltway around Fort Wayne, and also just seven miles south of Fort Wayne International Airport.
A 25-foot tall grain silo was painted to look like a minion from the Despicable Me movie on a nearby rural farm in 2016. A Vietnam War veteran mentioned the idea to his family and when he died at 73, family and friends painted it as a way to honor his memory. The grain silo soon became popular with people stopping by to view it from the road and was picked up by national news.
From the History section of Ossian, Indiana on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Map of Ossian
16 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 17°F | 2.5 in | 7.6 in |
| Feb | 36°F | 19°F | 2.0 in | 6.5 in |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 2.6 in | 3.6 in |
| Apr | 60°F | 39°F | 3.8 in | 0.4 in |
| May | 71°F | 51°F | 4.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 80°F | 60°F | 4.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 4.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 81°F | 61°F | 3.8 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 3.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 63°F | 42°F | 2.9 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 49°F | 32°F | 3.1 in | 1.1 in |
| Dec | 37°F | 23°F | 2.3 in | 4.1 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Bluffton 6N (4 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Wells County has had 9 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2026-01-24: Severe Winter Storm (Winter Storm)
- 2020-04-03: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2007-03-12: Snow (Snowstorm)
- 2005-09-10: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (Hurricane)
- 2005-01-21: Severe Winter Storms And Flooding (Severe Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 7 miles away.
- Bluffton 9 mi south, about 15 min by car
- Decatur 13 mi east, about 21 min by car
- Fort Wayne 15 mi north, about 24 min by car
- New Haven 15 mi northeast, about 25 min by car
- Huntington 18 mi west, about 28 min by car
- Berne 19 mi southeast, about 30 min by car
- Geneva 22 mi southeast, about 36 min by car
- Montpelier 23 mi south, about 38 min by car
- Huntertown 24 mi north, about 38 min by car
- Columbia City 26 mi northwest, about 41 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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