Wegan, Indiana | |
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  Wegan  Wegan | |
| Coordinates: 38°49′37″N86°01′09″W / 38.82694°N 86.01917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Jackson |
| Township | Brownstown |
| Elevation | 561 ft (171 m) |
| ZIP code | 47220 |
| FIPS code | 18-82178 [2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 445638 [1] |
Wegan is an unincorporated community in Brownstown Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
According to one source, the community may have been named for the Wegand family (different spelling) of settlers. [3]
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Locally, it is thought that the name is for the local Wegand family...
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