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Cardonia
Unincorporated community
CardoniaLocation in Clay County
Coordinates: 39°33′42″N 87°06′28″W / 39.56167°N 87.10778°W / 39.56167; -87.10778
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clay
Township	Van Buren
Elevation	682 ft (208 m)
ZIP code	47834
FIPS code	18-10234
GNIS feature ID	432127

Cardonia is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Cardonia was founded in the year 1871 as a coal mining town. It was named for John F. Card, a mining official. A post office was established in Cardonia in 1879, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1909.

Geography

Cardonia is located at 39°33′42″N 87°06′28″W / 39.56167°N 87.10778°W / 39.56167; -87.10778.

References

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Cardonia, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
3. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 248.
4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...and named for John F. Card, then president of the company.
5. "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Brazil
City	Brazil
Towns	Carbon Center Point Clay City Harmony Knightsville Staunton
Townships	Brazil Cass Dick Johnson Harrison Jackson Lewis Perry Posey Sugar Ridge Van Buren Washington
CDPs	Billtown Bowling Green Cloverland Coalmont Cory Middlebury Poland Saline City
Other communities	Art Ashboro Asherville Benwood Billville Bogle Corner Brunswick Calcutta Cardonia Cherryvale‡ Cottage Hill Eel River Hoosierville Howesville Mechanicsburg Perth Pontiac Prairie City Purdy Hill Stearleyville Turner Twin Beach
Ghost towns	Donaldsonville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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