New Waverly, Indiana

New Waverly is an unincorporated community in Miami Township, Cass County, Indiana.

New Waverly
Unincorporated community
Cass County's location in Indiana
Cass County's location in Indiana
New Waverly is located in Cass County, Indiana
New Waverly
New Waverly
Location in Cass County
Coordinates: 40°45′51″N 86°11′33″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCass
TownshipMiami
Elevation
679 ft (207 m)
ZIP code
46947
FIPS code18-53856[1]
GNIS feature ID440124[2]

History

New Waverly was laid out in 1855.[3] It was likely named after the Waverley Novels by Sir Walter Scott.[4] The New Waverly post office was established in 1857.[5]

Geography

New Waverly is located at 40°45′51″N 86°11′33″W.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "New Waverly, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 652.
  4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Probably the name is for Sir Walter Scott's popular Waverly novels...
  5. "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 29, 2014.


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