Wawpecong, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
40°34′42″N 86°02′32″W / 40.57833°N 86.04222°W / 40.57833; -86.04222CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyMiamiTownshipClayElevation856 ft (261 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
46901
FIPS code18-81584[2]GNIS feature ID445571[1]

Wawpecong is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

Wawpecong (historically spelled Waupecong) was platted in 1849.[3] Wawpecong is a name derived from the Miami-Illinois language meaning "shell-bark hickories".[4] A post office was established at Wawpecong in 1849, and remained in operation until 1907.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wawpecong, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 558. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.
  5. ^ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
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