Wawaka, Indiana

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|postal_code = 46794

|area_code = 260

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Wawaka is an unincorporated community in Elkhart Township, Noble County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Wawaka was founded in 1857.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/340 340]|quote=This village was laid out in February 1857...}} The name Wawaka is said to be of Native American origin, meaning "big heron".{{cite book|last=Bright|first=William|title=Native American Placenames of the United States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5XfxzCm1qa4C&pg=PA557|year=2004|publisher=University of Oklahoma Press|isbn=978-0-8061-3598-4|page=557}} A post office has been in operation at Wawaka since 1857.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Noble&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Noble County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=13 September 2015}}

Notable people

Ford Frick, sportswriter and third commissioner of Major League Baseball (MLB)

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Noble County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

Category:1857 establishments in Indiana