Vandalia, Indiana

Vandalia, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Vandalia
Vandalia
Coordinates: 39°18′45″N 86°51′58″W / 39.31250°N 86.86611°W / 39.31250; -86.86611Coordinates: 39°18′45″N 86°51′58″W / 39.31250°N 86.86611°W / 39.31250; -86.86611
Country United States
State Indiana
County Owen
Township Lafayette
Elevation[1] 787 ft (240 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
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]

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]

Geography

Vandalia is located at 39°18′45″N 86°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.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  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. p. 820.
  4. ↑ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 2015.


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