Servia, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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
Elevation
[1]
814 ft (248 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46980
FIPS code18-68742[2]
GNIS feature ID443218

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. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Servia, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ "USGS detail on Canton - Variant Citation". Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  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.


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