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New Waverly is an unincorporated community in Miami Township, Cass County, Indiana.

New Waverly
Unincorporated community
Cass County's location in Indiana
New Waverly
Location in Cass County
Coordinates: 40°45′51″N 86°11′33″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCass
TownshipMiami
Elevation
679 ft (207 m)
ZIP code
46947
FIPS code18-53856[1]
GNIS feature ID440124[2]

History


New Waverly was laid out in 1855.[3] It was likely named after the Waverley Novels by Sir Walter Scott.[4] The New Waverly post office was established in 1857.[5]


Geography


New Waverly is located at 40°45′51″N 86°11′33″W.


References


  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "New Waverly, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 652.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Probably the name is for Sir Walter Scott's popular Waverly novels...
  5. "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 August 2014.


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