Servia, Indiana

Servia, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°57′24″N 85°44′26″W / 40.95667°N 85.74056°W / 40.95667; -85.74056Coordinates: 40°57′24″N 85°44′26″W / 40.95667°N 85.74056°W / 40.95667; -85.74056
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Wabash
Township	Chester
Elevation[1]	814 ft (248 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	46962
FIPS code	18-68742[2]
GNIS feature ID	443218

Servia is an unincorporated community in Chester Township, Wabash County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[3]

History

An old variant name of the community was called New Madison.^[4] The meaning of the name Servia is obscure.^[5]

A post office was established under the name New Madison in 1866, was renamed to Servia in 1883, where it has been operating since.^[6]

Geography

Servia is located at 40°57′24″N 85°44′26″W / 40.95667°N 85.74056°W / 40.95667; -85.74056.

References

1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ↑ "Servia, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 9, 2017. 
4. ↑ "USGS detail on Canton - Variant Citation". Retrieved 2016-07-22. 
5. ↑ Indiana Names, v.4. Terre Haute, IN: Indiana State University. 1973. p. 23. 
6. ↑ "Wabash County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.