Sardinia, Indiana

Sardinia
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Sardinia is located in Indiana
Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is located in the United States
Sardinia
Sardinia
Coordinates: 39°09′11″N 85°37′52″W / 39.15306°N 85.63111°W / 39.15306; -85.63111
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDecatur
TownshipJackson
Elevation
[1]
764 ft (233 m)
ZIP code
47283
FIPS code18-68076[2]
GNIS feature ID2830355[1]

Sardinia is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

History

Sardinia was laid out in 1865.[3] It was likely named after the island of Sardinia.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sardinia, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 133.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 295. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The name apparently comes from the Mediterranean island...


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