Wyandot, Indiana | |
Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | USA Indiana Tippecanoe County |
Pushpin Label: | Wyandot |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tippecanoe County |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Sheffield |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 659 |
Coordinates: | 40.3453°N -86.7494°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47905 |
Area Code: | 765 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 446346 |
Wyandot (sometimes shown as Wyandotte[1]) was a small town, now extinct, in Sheffield Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
The Indian town of Wyandot in Sheffield Township was located in the ravine that is crossed by Dayton Road and runs past Wyandotte Cemetery into the Wildcat Creek. It is thought that the Indians moved their village down to the creek's banks in the summer and retreated up the ravine in the winter. They lived in log houses and operated a trading post. When the White Settlers arrived, the Indians living there were probably neither Miami or Wyandott, but instead were most likely Potawatomi.
In 1849, a post office was established in Wyandot, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1872.[2]
The Richardville Indian Reserve was located in Sheffield Township and was one of six Reserves located in Tippecanoe County. It was owned by Jean-Baptiste Richardville and in 1818 the land surrounding the village was divided into five sections for his five children.