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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
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Coordinates: 40°34′42″N 86°02′32″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Miami
Township	Clay
Elevation [1]	856 ft (261 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46901
FIPS code	18-81584[2]
GNIS feature ID	445571

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

"US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
"Wawpecong, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
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.
Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 558. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.
"Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 August 2015.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Miami County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Peru
City	Peru	Map of Indiana highlighting Miami County
Towns	Amboy Bunker Hill Converse‡ Denver Macy
Townships	Allen Butler Clay Deer Creek Erie Harrison Jackson Jefferson Perry Peru Pipe Creek Richland Union Washington
CDP	Grissom AFB‡ Mexico
Other unincorporated communities	Bennetts Switch Birmingham Chili Courter Deedsville Doyle Erie Flora Gilead Loree McGrawsville Miami Nead New Santa Fe North Grove Oakdale Oakley Park View Heights Peoria Perrysburg Pettysville Ridgeview Santa Fe South Peru Stockdale‡ Wawpecong Wells
Ghost towns	Anson Brownell Busaco Cary Five Corners Hooversburg Leonda Niconza Paw Paw Snow Hill Stringtown Wagoner Wooleytown
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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