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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Elevation

^[1]

745 ft (227 m)

47401

Sanders, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Former Hays Market store
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Coordinates: 39°04′47″N 86°30′48″W / 39.07972°N 86.51333°W / 39.07972; -86.51333
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Monroe
Township	Perry
Elevation ^[1]	745 ft (227 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47401
Area codes	812, 930
FIPS code	18-67806^[2]
GNIS feature ID	442994^[1]

Sanders is an unincorporated community in Perry Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

Sanders was originally known as Limestone, and under the latter name was platted in 1892.^[3] The community was named after the Sanders family of settlers.^[4]

A post office was established under the name Sanders in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912.^[5]

Many descendants of the original inhabitants of the town remain, and Sanders continues to be a distinct community within Monroe County, Indiana.

Current economic activity in Sanders includes the Indiana Limestone Company,^[6] Bloomington String Instruments,^[7] Sanders Pentecostal Church,^[8]^[9] and a renovation of the former Hay's Market^[10]^[11] into guest housing for the nearby Whippoorwill Hill farm^[12] wedding and event venue is ongoing.^[13]

References

1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sanders, Indiana
↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
↑ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. p. 436.
↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...and named for the local Sanders family.
↑ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
↑ "Quarry Photos". Indiana Limestone Company. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
↑ "Bloomington String Instruments – Southern Indiana's premiere full service violin, viola, cello and bass workshop offering expert instrument and bow repair and restoration". Retrieved December 28, 2019.
↑ "[INMONROE] Sanders Pentecostal Church: A Brief History - INMONROE - Rootsweb.Com". lists.rootsweb.com. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
↑ "Sanders Pentecostal Church | Monroe County Public Library, Indiana - mcpl.info". mcpl.info. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
↑ "Sanders Store". www.facebook.com. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
↑ "The Smithville News | Monroe County Public Library, Indiana - mcpl.info". mcpl.info. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
↑ "Wedding and Event Venue | Whippoorwill Hill". www.whippoorwill-hill.com. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
↑ "Summer Update - 2019 | Whippoorwill Hill". www.whippoorwill-hill.com. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Bloomington
City	Bloomington	Map of Indiana highlighting Monroe County
Towns	Ellettsville Stinesville
Townships	Bean Blossom Benton Bloomington Clear Creek Indian Creek Perry Polk Richland Salt Creek Van Buren Washington
CDPs	Harrodsburg Smithville-Sanders Stanford
Other communities	Buenavista Chapel Hill Clear Creek Dolan Elwren Fairfax Fleener Handy Hindustan Kirby Kirksville Knight Ridge Marlin Hills Modesto Mount Tabor New Unionville Sanders Smithville Unionville Van Buren Park Victor Wayport West Brook Downs Yellowstone
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