Sandytown, Indiana

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Sandytown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Vermillion County's location in Indiana
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Sandytown
Sandytown's location in Vermillion County
Coordinates: 39°40′55″N87°26′46″W / 39.68194°N 87.44611°W / 39.68194; -87.44611
Country United States
State Indiana
County Vermillion
Township Clinton
Elevation
[1]
600 ft (183 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47842
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID 443014

Sandytown is an unincorporated community in Clinton Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

Sandytown began as a mining community. [3] The community received its name on account of the sandy character of its soil. [4]

Geography

Sandytown is located at 39°40′55″N87°26′46″W / 39.68194°N 87.44611°W / 39.68194; -87.44611 .

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sandytown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ Vermillion County Historical Society (Vermillion County, Ind.) (1990). Vermillion County, Indiana History and Families. Turner Publishing Company. p. 84. ISBN   978-0-938021-34-6.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  294. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. This village was named for extremely sandy soil...
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