Wawpecong, Indiana

Wawpecong, Indiana
Unincorporated community

Former Shell gas station on State Road 18
Wawpecong
Wawpecong
Coordinates: 40°34′42″N 86°02′32″W / 40.57833°N 86.04222°W / 40.57833; -86.04222Coordinates: 40°34′42″N 86°02′32″W / 40.57833°N 86.04222°W / 40.57833; -86.04222
Country United States
State Indiana
County Miami
Township Clay
Elevation[1] 856 ft (261 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 46901
FIPS code 18-81584[2]
GNIS feature ID 445571

Wawpecong is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History

Wawpecong (historically spelled Waupecong) was platted in 1849.[4] Wawpecong is a name derived from the Miami-Illinois language meaning "shell-bark hickories".[5] A post office was established at Wawpecong in 1849, and remained in operation until 1907.[6]

Geography

Wawpecong is located at 40°34′42″N 86°02′32″W / 40.57833°N 86.04222°W / 40.57833; -86.04222.

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. ↑ "Wawpecong, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. p. 202.
  5. ↑ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 558. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.
  6. ↑ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 August 2015.


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