Wawasee Village, Indiana

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Wawasee Village, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Wawasee Village
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Wawasee Village
Coordinates: 41°24′52″N85°44′51″W / 41.41444°N 85.74750°W / 41.41444; -85.74750
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
County Kosciusko
Township Turkey Creek
Elevation
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860 ft (262 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46567
GNIS feature ID 445569

Wawasee Village is an unincorporated community in Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

Wawasee Village took its name from Wawasee Lake. [3] The lake was named after Wawasee, a Miami chief. [4]

Geography

Wawasee Village is located at 41°24′52″N85°44′51″W / 41.41444°N 85.74750°W / 41.41444; -85.74750 .

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Wawasee Village, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Royse, L. W. (1919). A Standard History of Kosciusko County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. p.  49.


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