Welcome to Sanders ...

Sanders is located in Monroe County<1>.

The location of Sanders has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sanders, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Sanders is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sanders lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Sanders (for example, toward Palestine (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Sanders: (812)

Communities Also Named Sanders ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Sanders - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Montana (2), Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sanders.

Communities near Sanders ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sanders.

• Bloomington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <4>
• Bedford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Ellettsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
  • Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <4>
• Spencer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
• Oolitic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolitic
  • Oolitic is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oolitic <4>
• Nashville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
• Stinesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
  • Stinesville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
• Judah
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
  • Judah is located in Lawrence County
• Harrodsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
  • Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
• Kirksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
  • Kirksville is located in Monroe County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sanders. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sanders.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sanders. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sanders.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sanders. See our Newspapers Page for Sanders.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sanders ...

Looking for more information about Sanders? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sanders, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sanders.

Adding Sanders to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sanders in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sanders was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sanders post office opened in 1893.

We also found Sanders on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sanders.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sanders. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov