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Welcome to Sardine ...

Sardine is located in Escambia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sardine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Sardine is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sardine lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Sardine: 251

Communities near Sardine ...

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

  • Atmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Brewton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • East Brewton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Century
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Century is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,873 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Century <3>
  • Flomaton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <3>
  • Riverview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Riverview is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Pollard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pollard is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Hammac
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hammac is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
  • Huxford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Huxford is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford

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 Sardine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sardine.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sardine. 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 Sardine.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sardine ...

Looking for more information about Sardine? 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 Sardine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sardine.

Adding Sardine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sardine 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 (so far) for Sardine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Sardine post office opened in 1898. The Sardine post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sardine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Escambia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sardine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/