Sitka, Indiana

Sitka, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Sitka
Sitka
Coordinates: 40°49′32″N 86°44′07″W / 40.82556°N 86.73528°W / 40.82556; -86.73528Coordinates: 40°49′32″N 86°44′07″W / 40.82556°N 86.73528°W / 40.82556; -86.73528
Country United States
State Indiana
County White
Township Liberty
Elevation[1] 686 ft (209 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 47960
GNIS feature ID 443556

Sitka is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, White County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

A post office was established at Sitka in 1877, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.[3] A small general store was opened soon after the post office.[4] The community most likely was named after Sitka, Alaska.[5]

Geography

Sitka is located at 40°49′32″N 86°44′07″W / 40.82556°N 86.73528°W / 40.82556; -86.73528.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  2. ↑ "Sitka, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ "White County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Hamelle, W. H. (1915). A Standard History of White County, Indiana: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Progress of Town and Country. Unigraphic. p. 270.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...apparently for Sitka, Alaska...


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