Arda, Indiana
Appearance
Arda, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 38°31′02″N 87°15′02″W / 38.51722°N 87.25056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Pike |
Township | Washington |
Elevation | 518 ft (158 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 47567 |
Area codes | 812, 930 |
GNIS feature ID | 430241[1] |
Arda is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
[edit]According to historian Ronald L. Baker, the community may be named after the Arda River in Europe.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arda, Indiana
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...may come from the Arda River in Bulgaria or Italy.