Siberia, Indiana
Siberia is an unincorporated community in Clark Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
Siberia was platted in 1869. 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.
A post office was established at Siberia in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1983.
References
- ^ 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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