Editing Mecca, Indiana (section)

==History==
The town of Mecca was platted on August 7, 1890, by Samuel Hixon and his friend Tom L. McCune.  As of 1913, its population was about 1,400.<ref>Bowen 1913, p. 221–222.</ref>

A post office has been in operation at Mecca since 1888.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Parke&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Parke County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=April 15, 2017}}</ref>

The [[Mecca Covered Bridge]] and [[Wabash Township Graded School]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>