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