Vandalia, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

39°18′45″N 86°51′58″W / 39.31250°N 86.86611°W / 39.31250; -86.86611CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyOwenTownship LafayetteElevation

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787 ft (240 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

47868

Area code(s)812, 930GNIS feature ID445224

Vandalia is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

History

Vandalia was laid out in 1839.^[3] A post office was established at Vandalia in 1846, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1927.^[4] Two remaining landmarks and reminders of Vandalia's past are the historic chapel (built in 1895) and one-room schoolhouse (building completed in 1868), preserved and maintained by the Vandalia Community Preservation Association.^[5]

Geography

Vandalia is located at 39°18′45″N 86°51′58″W / 39.31250°N 86.86611°W / 39.31250; -86.86611 at an elevation of 787 feet. It lies at the east end of State Road 246 where it intersects State Road 46. The main village originated near coordinates 39.3137257,-86.8679851.^[6]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
^ "Vandalia, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 820.
^ "Owen County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
^ "Vandalia Community Preservation Association". Organization Founded 1995.
^ "Google Maps". Location where the main village of Vandalia, Indiana originated.