Wawasee Village, Indiana

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Wawasee Village, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Wawasee Village is located in Indiana
Wawasee Village
Wawasee Village
Coordinates: 41°24′52″N 85°44′51″W / 41.41444°N 85.74750°W / 41.41444; -85.74750Coordinates: 41°24′52″N 85°44′51″W / 41.41444°N 85.74750°W / 41.41444; -85.74750
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyKosciusko
TownshipTurkey Creek
Elevation
[1]
860 ft (262 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46567
GNIS feature ID445569

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

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

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41°24′52″N 85°44′51″W / 41.41444°N 85.74750°W / 41.41444; -85.74750.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  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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