Cardonia, Indiana

Cardonia
Unincorporated community
Cardonia

Location in Clay County

Coordinates: 39°33′42″N 87°06′28″W / 39.56167°N 87.10778°WCoordinates: 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

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″N 87°06′28″W / 39.56167°N 87.10778°W.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. 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. p. 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. Retrieved 30 August 2014.