Cardonia, Indiana

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Cardonia
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Cardonia
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 39°33′42″N87°06′28″W / 39.56167°N 87.10778°W / 39.56167; -87.10778 Coordinates: 39°33′42″N87°06′28″W / 39.56167°N 87.10778°W / 39.56167; -87.10778
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 ID432127 [2]

Cardonia is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

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

Cardonia is located at 39°33′42″N87°06′28″W / 39.56167°N 87.10778°W / 39.56167; -87.10778 .

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References

  1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Cardonia, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp.  248.
  4. 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.
  5. "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.