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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. 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. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.