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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).

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.

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 (so far) for Wawaka was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wawaka.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Noble, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wawaka - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Wawaka). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wawaka or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/