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Servia, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°57′24″N 85°44′26″W / 40.95667°N 85.74056°W / 40.95667; -85.74056
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Servia, Indiana
Servia is located in Indiana
Servia
Servia
Servia is located in the United States
Servia
Servia
Coordinates: 40°57′24″N 85°44′26″W / 40.95667°N 85.74056°W / 40.95667; -85.74056
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWabash
TownshipChester
Elevation814 ft (248 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46980
FIPS code18-68742[2]
GNIS feature ID2830571[1]

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

History

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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

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