Cardonia, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Cardonia
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:	USA Indiana Clay County
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Clay County
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Clay
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Van Buren
Coordinates:	39.5617°N -87.1078°W
Elevation Ft:	682
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	47834
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-10234^[1]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	432127

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.^[2] It was named for John F. Card, a mining official.^[3] A post office was established in Cardonia in 1879, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.^[4]

Geography

Cardonia is located at 39.5617°N -87.1078°W.

References

Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
Book: Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical . F.A. Battey & Company . Blanchard, Charles . 1884 . 248.
Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 87. ...and named for John F. Card, then president of the company..
Web site: Clay County . Jim Forte Postal History . 30 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903100756/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Clay&searchtext=&pagenum=1 . 3 September 2014 .