Servia,_Indiana

Servia, Indiana

Servia, Indiana

Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

Servia is an unincorporated community in Chester Township, Wabash County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

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History

An old variant name of the community was called New Madison.[3] The meaning of the name Servia is obscure.[4]

A post office was established under the name New Madison in 1866, was renamed to Servia in 1883, where it has been operating since.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Servia, Indiana
  2. [2]
    "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. [3]
    "USGS detail on Canton - Variant Citation". Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  4. [4]
    Indiana Names, v.4. Terre Haute, IN: Indiana State University. 1973. p. 23.
  5. [5]
    "Wabash County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.


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