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History · Sardinia

Sardinia’s post office opened in 1850, and 22% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1942 on.

1850first post office
0on the National Register
22%homes built before 1940
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How Sardinia began

When was Sardinia founded?

1850

The Sardinia post office opened in 1850, the earliest record of the town by name.

176 years
Founding year: the first Sardinia post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Sardinia’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Sardinia are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Sardinia’s homes were built before 1964.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sardinia’s history is told.

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The story

How Sardinia came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Sardinia.

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Sardinia was laid out in 1865. It was likely named after the island of Sardinia.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Sardinia on the map, 1942 to 1986

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Sardinia. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Sardinia on the 1942 USGS mapSardinia on the 1958 USGS mapSardinia on the 1986 USGS map1942Columbus sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Sardinia.

Famous people

Famous people close to Sardinia

Nobody well known was born in Sardinia itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Pat O'ConnorRacecar driver · b. 1928
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Jessamyn WestAmerican author · b. 1902
Lincoln DixonAmerican politician · b. 1860
Jeptha D. NewAmerican politician · b. 1830
John C. NewAmerican politician · b. 1831
Randall S. HarmonAmerican politician · b. 1903

Questions about Sardinia’s history

What year was Sardinia founded?

The Sardinia post office opened in 1850, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.