Siberia, Indiana
Siberia, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 38°14′17″N 86°44′01″W / 38.23806°N 86.73361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Perry |
Township | Clark |
Elevation | 581 ft (177 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 47515 |
Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
GNIS feature ID | 451460[1] |
Siberia is an unincorporated community in Clark Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
[edit]Siberia was platted in 1869.[2] According to legend, the town was originally going to be named Sabaria, after the place where Saint Martin of Tours was born. However, a Post Office Department employee designated the new community as Siberia, thinking "Sabaria" was a misspelling and the platter was referring to Siberia, a region of Russia, and the name stuck.[3]
A post office was established at Siberia in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1983.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Siberia, Indiana
- ^ Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 271.
- ^ Hook, J. N. (June 10, 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.
- ^ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 2, 2015.