Vandalia, Indiana

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Vandalia, Indiana
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Vandalia
Coordinates: 39°18′45″N86°51′58″W / 39.31250°N 86.86611°W / 39.31250; -86.86611
Country United States
State Indiana
County Owen
Township Lafayette
Elevation
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787 ft (240 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47868
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 445224

Vandalia is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

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History

Vandalia was laid out in 1839. [3] A post office was established at Vandalia in 1846, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1927. [4] Two remaining landmarks and reminders of Vandalia's past are the historic chapel (built in 1895) and one-room schoolhouse (building completed in 1868), preserved and maintained by the Vandalia Community Preservation Association. [5]

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Vandalia, Indiana Historic Chapel
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Vandalia, Indiana Historic One-Room School

Geography

Vandalia is located at 39°18′45″N86°51′58″W / 39.31250°N 86.86611°W / 39.31250; -86.86611 at an elevation of 787 feet. It lies at the east end of State Road 246 where it intersects State Road 46. The main village originated near coordinates 39.3137257,-86.8679851. [6]

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  2. "Vandalia, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  3. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp.  820.
  4. "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  5. "Vandalia Community Preservation Association". Organization Founded 1995.
  6. "Google Maps". Location where the main village of Vandalia, Indiana originated.