Wawaka in Noble County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Wawaka Post Office
Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 8, 2025
1. Wawaka P.O 1857 Marker
Wawaka P.O. 1857
Isaac Tibbott First Settler 1832
Dr. Earl Butz
1927 Grad WHS
US Sec. of Ag. 71-74
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Communications • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.
Location. 41° 27.418′ N, 85° 28.903′ W. Marker is in Wawaka, Indiana, in Noble County. It is at the intersection of Lincoln Highway (U.S. 6) and North Albion Street, on the left when traveling east on Lincoln Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wawaka IN 46794, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana and in Greater Fort Wayne. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ford Frick (here, next to this marker); David Bourie Trading Post (approx. 2.1 miles away); First Schoolhouse in County (approx. 2.2 miles away); Old Jail Museum (approx. 5.1 miles away); World War Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away); Noble County Seat / Noble County Courthouse (approx. 5.2 miles away); B&O Railroad Depot Albion, IN (approx. 5.2 miles away); Albion Courthouse Square Historic District (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wawaka.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Noble County Veterans Memorial (was approx. 5.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
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Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 8, 2025
2. Wawaka P.O 1857 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2025, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 106 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2025, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
