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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