Sandytown, Indiana

Sandytown, Indiana
Sandytown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
	Vermillion County's location in Indiana
	Sandytown Sandytown's location in Vermillion County
	Coordinates: 39°40′55″N 87°26′46″W / 39.68194°N 87.44611°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vermillion
Township	Clinton
Elevation	600 ft (183 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47842
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	443014

Sandytown is an unincorporated community in Clinton Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

History

Sandytown began as a mining community.^[3] The community received its name on account of the sandy character of its soil.^[4]

Geography

Sandytown is located at 39°40′55″N 87°26′46″W / 39.68194°N 87.44611°W / 39.68194; -87.44611.

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
^ "Sandytown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
^ Vermillion County Historical Society (Vermillion County, Ind.) (1990). Vermillion County, Indiana History and Families. Turner Publishing Company. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-938021-34-6.
^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was named for extremely sandy soil...

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2016.

[GNIS-2] "Sandytown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 1, 2017.

[3] Vermillion County Historical Society (Vermillion County, Ind.) (1990). Vermillion County, Indiana History and Families. Turner Publishing Company. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-938021-34-6.

[4] Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was named for extremely sandy soil...

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Vermillion County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Newport
City	Clinton	Map of Indiana highlighting Vermillion County
Towns	Cayuga Dana Fairview Park Newport Perrysville Universal
Townships	Clinton Eugene Helt Highland Vermillion
CDPs	Blanford Centenary Eugene Hillsdale Saint Bernice
Other communities	Alta Bono Crompton Hill Easytown Flat Iron Gessie Highland Jonestown Klondyke Libertyville‡ Needmore Quaker Rhodes Rileysburg Sandytown Summit Grove Syndicate Tighe Tree Spring West Clinton
Ghost towns	Early Station Montezuma Station Randall Toronto West Dana
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Sandytown, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Vermillion County's location in Indiana
Sandytown Sandytown's location in Vermillion County
Coordinates: 39°40′55″N 87°26′46″W / 39.68194°N 87.44611°W / 39.68194; -87.44611
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vermillion
Township	Clinton
Elevation ^[1]	600 ft (183 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47842
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	443014