New Waverly is an unincorporated community in Miami Township, Cass County, Indiana.
New Waverly | |
|---|---|
 Cass County's location in Indiana | |
  New Waverly Location in Cass County | |
| Coordinates: 40°45′51″N 86°11′33″W / 40.76417°N 86.19250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Cass |
| Township | Miami |
| Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
| ZIP code | 46947 |
| FIPS code | 18-53856[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 440124[1] |
History
editNew 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
edit- ^ 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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