Sandborn, Indiana
human settlement in Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
Sandborn is a town in Vigo Township, Knox County, Indiana, United States. The population was 359 at the 2020 census. It is the home of the annual Black Creek Festival.
History
Sandborn was laid out in 1868. It was named for a railroad official. The Sandborn post office was established in 1869.
Geography
Sandborn lies in northeastern Knox County, just south of the Knox-Greene county line. Indiana State Road 59 traverses Sandborn, connecting the town with Linton and the Greene-Sullivan State Forest to the north. State Road 67 passes through the northwestern limits of Sandborn, connecting the town with the Vincennes area to the southwest.
According to the 2010 census, Sandborn has a total area of 0.39 square miles (1.01 km2), all land.
“Sandborn, Indiana” enters the record as human settlement in Knox County, Indiana, United States of America. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Sandborn, Indiana and human can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2192781. VIAF identifies the subject as 146721299. The Library of Congress control number is n92004346. Authority coordinates are 38.896, -87.185. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1868, 1869 and 2010.
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