New Waverly, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
40°45′51″N 86°11′33″W / 40.76417°N 86.19250°W / 40.76417; -86.1925046947
New Waverly is an unincorporated community in Miami Township, Cass County, Indiana.
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]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Waverly, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 652.
- ^ 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...
- ^ "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
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Municipalities and communities of Cass County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Logansport
- Logansport
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communities
- Adamsboro
- Clymers
- Deacon
- Dunkirk
- Georgetown
- Hoover
- Leases Corner
- Lewisburg
- Metea
- Miami Bend
- New Waverly
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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