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Welcome to Sardis ...

Sardis is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sardis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Sardis is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Sardis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Sardis - they are located in Alabama (8), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Florida, Georgia (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, 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.

  • Pittsburgh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Monroeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • West Mifflin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
    • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <3>
  • Murrysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Baldwin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
  • McKeesport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilkinsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsburg
    • Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <3>
  • Greensburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitehall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • New Kensington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sardis ...

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

Adding Sardis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sardis post office opened in 1856.

We also found Sardis in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sardis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Westmoreland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sardis - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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