Perth, Indiana
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| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clay |
| Township | Dick Johnson |
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| ZIP code | 47837 |
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| FIPS code | 18-59310[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 441045 |
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Perth is an unincorporated community in Dick Johnson Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
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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]
References
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 325.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
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