Wyandot, Indiana

Ghost town in Indiana, United States

Wyandot, Indiana

Ghost town

Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana

Wyandot

Location in Tippecanoe County

Coordinates: 40°20′43″N 86°44′58″W﻿ / ﻿40.34528°N 86.74944°W﻿ / 40.34528; -86.74944
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Tippecanoe
Township| Sheffield
Elevation

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| 659 ft (201 m)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

47905

Area code| 765
GNIS feature ID| 446346[1]

Wyandot (sometimes shown as Wyandotte[2]) was a small town, now extinct, in Sheffield Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

## History

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The Indian town of Wyandot in Sheffield Township was located in the ravine that is crossed by Dayton Road and runs past Wyandotte Cemetery into the Wildcat Creek. It is thought that the Indians moved their village down to the creek's banks in the summer and retreated up the ravine in the winter. They lived in log houses and operated a trading post. When the White Settlers arrived, the Indians living there were probably neither Miami or Wyandott, but instead were most likely Potawatomi.

In 1849, a post office was established in Wyandot, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1872.[3]

## Richardville Indian Reserve

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The Richardville Indian Reserve was located in Sheffield Township and was one of six Reserves located in Tippecanoe County. It was owned by Jean-Baptiste Richardville and in 1818 the land surrounding the village was divided into five sections for his five children.

## References

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wyandot, Indiana
2. ^ "Ghost Towns of Tippecanoe County". Retrieved 2016-07-26.
3. ^ "Tippecanoe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 25, 2016.

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Municipalities and communities of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Lafayette

Cities|

* Lafayette
* West Lafayette

Map of Indiana highlighting Tippecanoe County

Towns|

* Battle Ground
* Clarks Hill
* Dayton
* Otterbein‡
* Shadeland

Townships|

* Fairfield
* Jackson
* Lauramie
* Perry
* Randolph
* Sheffield
* Shelby
* Tippecanoe
* Union
* Wabash
* Washington
* Wayne
* Wea

CDPs|

* Americus
* Buck Creek
* Colburn
* Montmorenci
* Romney
* Stockwell
* West Point

Other
communities|

* Ash Grove
* Birmingham
* Cairo
* Concord
* Crumb Corner
* Delp
* Eastwich
* Green Meadows
* Gladens Corner
* Glen Hall
* Klondike
* Meadowbrook
* Monitor
* Monroe
* North Crane
* Octagon
* Odell
* Old Halfway
* Pettit
* South Raub
* Taylor

Ghost towns|

* Beeville
* Corwin
* Granville
* Harrisonville
* Heath
* LaGrange
* Wyandot

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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