Wegan, Indiana

Wegan, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Wegan is located in Indiana
Wegan
Wegan
Wegan is located in the United States
Wegan
Wegan
Coordinates: 38°49′37″N 86°01′09″W / 38.82694°N 86.01917°W / 38.82694; -86.01917
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJackson
TownshipBrownstown
Elevation
[1]
561 ft (171 m)
ZIP code
47220
FIPS code18-82178[2]
GNIS feature ID445638[1]

Wegan is an unincorporated community in Brownstown Township, Jackson County, Indiana.

According to one source, the community may have been named for the Wegand family (different spelling) of settlers.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wegan, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 341. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. Locally, it is thought that the name is for the local Wegand family...


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