Cardonia, Indiana
Appearance
Cardonia | |
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Coordinates: 39°33′42″N 87°06′28″W / 39.56167°N 87.10778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Clay |
Township | Van Buren |
Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
ZIP code | 47834 |
FIPS code | 18-10234[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 432127[2] |
Cardonia is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
[edit]Cardonia was founded in the year 1871 as a coal mining town.[3] It was named for John F. Card, a mining official.[4] A post office was established in Cardonia in 1879, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.[5]
Geography
[edit]Cardonia is located at 39°33′42″N 87°06′28″W / 39.56167°N 87.10778°W.
References
[edit]- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Cardonia, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 248.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...and named for John F. Card, then president of the company.
- ^ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.