South Wanatah, Indiana

South Wanatah
Unincorporated community
South Wanatah
Coordinates: 41°24′21″N 86°53′57″W / 41.40583°N 86.89917°W / 41.40583; -86.89917Coordinates: 41°24′21″N 86°53′57″W / 41.40583°N 86.89917°W / 41.40583; -86.89917
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	LaPorte
Township	Cass
Elevation[1]	718 ft (219 m)
ZIP code	46390
FIPS code	18-71558[2]
GNIS feature ID	443866

South Wanatah is an unincorporated community in Cass Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.

History

South Wanatah was once called Roselle.^[3] Roselle was platted in 1859.^[4] It lies south of Wanatah, Indiana, hence the present name.

Geography

South Wanatah is located at 41°24′21″N 86°53′57″W / 41.40583°N 86.89917°W / 41.40583; -86.89917.

Municipalities and communities of LaPorte County, Indiana, United States County seat: La Porte Cities La Porte Michigan City Towns Kingsbury Kingsford Heights LaCrosse Long Beach Michiana Shores Pottawattamie Park Trail Creek Wanatah Westville Townships Cass Center Clinton Coolspring Dewey Galena Hanna Hudson Johnson Kankakee Lincoln Michigan New Durham Noble Pleasant Prairie Scipio Springfield Union Washington Wills CDPs Fish Lake Hanna Hudson Lake Rolling Prairie Other unincorporated communities Alida Ambler Andry Beattys Corner Birchim Byron Crumstown‡ Door Village Duneland Beach Haskell Hesston Hicks Hillside Holmesville Kankakee Lake Park Magee Mill Creek Monroe Manor Oakwood Orchard Highlands Otis Pinhook Pinola Plainfield Riverside Salem Heights Smith South Center South Wanatah Springfield Springville Stillwell Summit Tee Lake Thomaston Tracy Union Center Union Mills Waterford Wellsboro Wilders Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

References

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village, earlier called Roselle... 
4. ↑ Packard, Jasper (1876). History of La Porte County, Indiana, and Its Townships, Towns and Cities. S. E. Taylor, printers. p. 179.