Sandytown, Indiana

Sandytown is an unincorporated community in Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

History

Sandytown had its start as a mining community.^[2] The community received its name on account of the sandy character of their soil.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sandytown, Indiana
↑ 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.
↑ 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...

Municipalities and communities of Vermillion County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Newport

City	Clinton

Towns	Cayuga Dana Fairview Park Newport Perrysville Universal

Townships	Clinton Eugene Helt Highland Vermillion

CDPs	Blanford Saint Bernice

Other unincorporated communities	Alta Bono Centenary Crompton Hill Easytown Eugene Flat Iron Gessie Highland Hillsdale Jonestown Klondyke Libertyville‡ Needmore Rhodes Rileysburg Sandytown Summit Grove Syndicate Tree Spring West Clinton West Dana

Ghost towns	Quaker Randall Toronto

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°40′55″N 87°26′46″W / 39.68194°N 87.44611°W / 39.68194; -87.44611

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