Wawpecong, Indiana

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

Wawpecong, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Former Shell gas station on State Road 18
Wawpecong
Wawpecong
Coordinates: 40°34′42″N 86°02′32″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMiami
TownshipClay
Elevation856 ft (261 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46901
FIPS code18-81584[2]
GNIS feature ID445571

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.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". 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. pp. 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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