Arda, Indiana

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

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Arda is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

According to historian Ronald L. Baker, the community may be named after the Arda River in Europe.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/n68 53]|quote=...may come from the Arda River in Bulgaria or Italy.}}

References

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{{Pike County, Indiana}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Pike County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

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