Perth, Indiana

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Perth
Unincorporated community
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Perth
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 39°35′35″N87°09′43″W / 39.59306°N 87.16194°W / 39.59306; -87.16194 Coordinates: 39°35′35″N87°09′43″W / 39.59306°N 87.16194°W / 39.59306; -87.16194
Country United States
State Indiana
County Clay
Township Dick Johnson
Elevation
[1]
630 ft (190 m)
ZIP code
47837
FIPS code 18-59310 [2]
GNIS feature ID 441045

Perth is an unincorporated community in Dick Johnson Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Geography

Perth is located at 39°35′35″N87°09′43″W / 39.59306°N 87.16194°W / 39.59306; -87.16194 .

History

Perth had its start in the year 1870 by the building of the railroad through that territory. [3] It was named after Perth, Scotland, not Perth, Western Australia. [4] A post office was established at Perth in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1929. [5]

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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. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp.  325.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  260. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...and named for Perth, Scotland, birthplace of his ancestors.
  5. ↑ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2014.



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