Wawaka, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Wawaka's post office
Wawaka's post office
Wawaka is located in Indiana
Wawaka
Wawaka
Wawaka is located in the United States
Wawaka
Wawaka
Coordinates: 41°27′25″N 85°28′56″W / 41.45694°N 85.48222°W / 41.45694; -85.48222
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyNoble
TownshipElkhart
Elevation
[1]
899 ft (274 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46794
Area code260
FIPS code18-81530[2]
GNIS feature ID445568

Wawaka is an unincorporated community in Elkhart Township, Noble County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History

Wawaka was founded in 1857.[4] The name Wawaka is said to be of Native American origin, meaning "big heron".[5] A post office has been in operation at Wawaka since 1857.[6]

Geography

Wawaka is located at 41°27′25″N 85°28′56″W / 41.45694°N 85.48222°W / 41.45694; -85.48222.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Wawaka, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 340. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was laid out in February 1857...
  5. ↑ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 557. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.
  6. ↑ "Noble County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 13, 2015.


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