Perth, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Perth
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Clay County
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Clay County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clay
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Dick Johnson
Coordinates:39.5931°N -87.1619°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation Ft:630
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47837
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-59310[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:441045

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

Geography

Perth is located at 39.5931°N -87.1619°W.

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

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Book: Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical . F.A. Battey & Company . Blanchard, Charles . 1884 . 325.
  4. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 260. ...and named for Perth, Scotland, birthplace of his ancestors..
  5. Web site: Clay County . Jim Forte Postal History . 30 August 2014.