Welcome to Sardinia ...

Sardinia is located in Erie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sardinia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1821.

Sardinia is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sardinia lies within the (716) 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 Indiana, 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.

• East Aurora
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
  • East Aurora is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <4>
• Springville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <4>
• Orchard Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Orchard Park is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Park <4>
• Arcade
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
  • Arcade is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcade <4>
• Franklinville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <4>
• Delevan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delevan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
  • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <4>
• Pike
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
  • Pike is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pike <4>
• Protection
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Protection have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
  • Protection is located in Erie County
• Dutchtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
  • Dutchtown is located in Erie County
• Curriers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
  • Curriers is located in Wyoming 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 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sardinia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 1821.

We also found Sardinia in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 Erie County: www.erie.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/