Siberia,_Indiana

Siberia, Indiana

Siberia, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Siberia is an unincorporated community in Clark Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

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History

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

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Siberia, Indiana
  2. [2]
    Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 271.
  3. [3]
    Hook, J. N. (June 10, 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.
  4. [4]
    "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 2, 2015.


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