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Cumberland is named after the city in Maryland and was platted on July 7, 1831 when the Cumberland Road (also known as the National Road) was extended to that point. Cumberland contained a post office from 1834 until it was discontinued in 1958. Cumberland was officially incorporated as a town in 1951. Since 1970, the Marion County portion of Cumberland has been subject to Unigov as an included town, but will become an excluded town on January 1, 2027. The Cumberland Historic District is located in the Marion County portion of the town.

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