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Siberia was platted in 1869. [2] According to legend, the town was originally going to be named Sabaria, after the place where Saint Martin of Tours was born. However, a Post Office Department employee designated the new community as Siberia, thinking "Sabaria" was a misspelling and the platter was referring to Siberia, a region of Russia, and the name stuck.
Chicago Heights lies on the high land of the Tinley Moraine, with the higher and older Valparaiso Moraine lying just to the south of the city.. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Chicago Heights has a total area of 10.30 square miles (26.68 km 2), of which 10.28 square miles (26.63 km 2) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2) (or 0.13%) is water.
The community's name most likely was a transfer from Moscow, in Russia. [4] A post office was established at Moscow in 1827, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907. [5] The town was struck on June 3, 2008, by an EF3 tornado which destroyed its landmark 19th-century Moscow Covered Bridge over the Big Flatrock river. [6]
A map from the 1840s to the 1850s in the Quaker Collection of Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, clearly shows a county named Richardville, and a town Richardville, at the site of present-day Russiaville. [citation needed] Some local history has suggested "Rouchardville" as the earlier spelling, but Richardville is correct. [citation needed]
Crete is located about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Illinois Route 394 and within 40 miles (64 km) of downtown Chicago. Willow Brook Estates , an unincorporated area between Crete and the Indiana border, uses the Crete postal code and is considered an eastern extension of the village.
Homer Glen is located at 41°37′22″N 87°56′29″W (41.6228,-87.9416). The boundaries of the village of Homer Glen are one half-mile block south of 131st Street to the north (along the Cook County border); 183rd Street to the south; Will-Cook Road to the east; and Gougar Road to the west.
South Chicago Heights is located at (41.483375, −87.637461 [ 3 ] According to the 2010 census, South Chicago Heights has a total area of 1.596 square miles (4.13 km 2 ), of which 1.58 square miles (4.09 km 2 ) (or 99%) is land and 0.016 square miles (0.04 km 2 ) (or 1%) is water.
East Chicago is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 26,370 at the 2020 census . Centered around heavy industry, the city is home to the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal , an artificial freshwater harbor characterized by industrial and manufacturing activity.