Official Name: | Wawpecong, Indiana |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Wawpecong |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Miami |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Clay |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 40.5783°N -86.0422°W |
Elevation Ft: | 856 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 46901 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-81584[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 445571 |
Wawpecong is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Wawpecong (historically spelled Waupecong) was platted in 1849.[2] Wawpecong is a name derived from the Miami-Illinois language meaning "shell-bark hickories".[3] A post office was established at Wawpecong in 1849, and remained in operation until 1907.[4]