Wegan, Indiana

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Wegan, Indiana
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Wegan
Coordinates: 38°49′37″N86°01′09″W / 38.82694°N 86.01917°W / 38.82694; -86.01917
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jackson
Township Brownstown
Elevation
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561 ft (171 m)
ZIP code
47220
FIPS code 18-82178 [2]
GNIS feature ID445638 [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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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wegan, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  341. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. Locally, it is thought that the name is for the local Wegand family...