Servia, Indiana

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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

History

An old variant name of the community was called New Madison.{{cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:4:0::NO:4:P4_FID,P4_OBJECTID,P4_FNAME:443218,41466064,New%20Madison|title=USGS detail on Canton - Variant Citation|accessdate=2016-07-22}} The meaning of the name Servia is obscure.{{cite book|title=Indiana Names, v.4|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000054437169;view=1up;seq=29|year=1973|publisher=Indiana State University|location=Terre Haute, IN|page=23}}

A post office was established under the name New Madison in 1866, was renamed to Servia in 1883, where it has been operating since.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Wabash&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Wabash County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 11, 2016}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Wabash County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana