Arda, Indiana

Arda, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Arda is located in Indiana
Arda
Arda
Arda is located in the United States
Arda
Arda
Coordinates: 38°31′02″N 87°15′02″W / 38.51722°N 87.25056°W / 38.51722; -87.25056
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPike
TownshipWashington
Elevation
[1]
518 ft (158 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47567
Area codes812, 930
GNIS feature ID430241[1]

Arda is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

According to historian Ronald L. Baker, the community may be named after the Arda River in Europe.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arda, Indiana
  2. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...may come from the Arda River in Bulgaria or Italy.


Stub icon

This Pike County, Indiana location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.