Welcome to Sardis ...
So far, we found very little information about Sardis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sardis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sardis, please Contact Us.
Sardis would have been located within present day Hempstead County<2>.
The location of Sardis has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sardis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sardis is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Sardis was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Sardis would have been located in the (870) area code.
Communities Also Named Sardis ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Sardis: This one is located in Hempstead County and the other is located in Saline County.
Beyond Arkansas, there are 37 communities that are also named Sardis - they are located in Alabama (8), British Columbia, Florida, Georgia (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (4), Virginia and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sardis.
Communities near Sardis ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sardis.
- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Hempstead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <5>
- Stamps
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps
- Stamps is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamps <5>
- Lewisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <5>
- Emmet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Perrytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Rosston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Garland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Buckner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Hempstead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
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 Sardis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sardis.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sardis. 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 Sardis.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sardis. See our Newspapers Page for Sardis.
Adding Sardis to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sardis in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sardis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Sardis post office opened in 1884.
We also found Sardis in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sardis.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sardis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Hempstead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sardis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |