Welcome to Sardinia ...

Sardinia is located in Decatur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sardinia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Sardinia is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Sardinia is located in the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Sardinia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sardinia - they are located in New York, Ohio and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Sardinia ...

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

• Columbus
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <3>
• Seymour
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
  • Seymour is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <3>
• Greensburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <3>
• North Vernon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vernon
  • North Vernon is located in Jennings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Vernon <3>
• Hope
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <3>
• Osgood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
  • Osgood is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osgood <3>
• Westport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Westport is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
• Saint Paul
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <3>
• Elizabethtown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
• Holton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
  • Holton is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sardinia ...

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

Adding Sardinia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sardinia 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 Sardinia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sardinia post office opened in 1850.

We also found Sardinia in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sardinia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Decatur County: www.decaturcounty.in.gov/

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