Welcome to Wawaka ...

Wawaka is located in Noble County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wawaka, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Wawaka is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wawaka lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Wawaka (for example, toward Hamlet), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Wawaka: (260)

The ZIP code for Wawaka: 46794<3>

Communities near Wawaka ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wawaka.

• Goshen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <5>
• Kendallville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendallville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
  • Kendallville is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendallville <5>
• Garrett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
  • Garrett is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett <5>
• Ligonier
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ligonier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier
  • Ligonier is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ligonier <5>
• Middlebury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
  • Middlebury is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <5>
• Syracuse
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <5>
• LaGrange
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
  • LaGrange is located in LaGrange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <5>
• Avilla
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
  • Avilla is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avilla <5>
• Albion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <5>
• Churubusco
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churubusco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churubusco
  • Churubusco is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churubusco <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wawaka. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wawaka.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wawaka. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wawaka.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wawaka. See our Newspapers Page for Wawaka.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wawaka ...

Looking for more information about Wawaka? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wawaka, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wawaka.

Adding Wawaka to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wawaka in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wawaka was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wawaka post office opened in 1857.

We also found Wawaka in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wawaka.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wawaka. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Noble County: www.nobleco.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov