New_Waverly,_Indiana

New Waverly, Indiana

New Waverly, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

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

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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

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Waverly, Indiana
  2. [2]
    "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. [3]
    Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 652.
  4. [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. [5]
    "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 29, 2014.


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