Official Name: | Sanders, Indiana |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Sanders |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Monroe |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Perry |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 39.0797°N -86.5133°W |
Elevation Ft: | 745 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47401 |
Area Code: | 812, 930 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-67806[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 442994 |
Sanders is an unincorporated community in Perry Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Sanders was originally known as Limestone, and under the latter name was platted in 1892.[2] The community was named after the Sanders family of settlers.[3]
A post office was established under the name Sanders in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912.[4]
Many descendants of the original inhabitants of the town remain, and Sanders continues to be a distinct community within Monroe County, Indiana.
Current economic activity in Sanders includes the Indiana Limestone Company,[5] Bloomington String Instruments,[6] Sanders Pentecostal Church,[7] [8] and a renovation of the former Hay's Market[9] [10] into guest housing for the nearby Whippoorwill Hill farm[11] wedding and event venue is ongoing.[12]