Sanders, Indiana
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|subdivision_name1 = Indiana
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|subdivision_name2 = Monroe
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|subdivision_name3 = Perry
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|postal_code = 47401
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|blank_info = 18-67806{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}
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Sanders is an unincorporated community in Perry Township, Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
Sanders was originally known as Limestone, and under the latter name was platted in 1892.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rVM0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA436 | title=History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions | publisher=B.F. Bowen | year=1914 | pages=436}} The community was named after the Sanders family of settlers.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=79_WAAAAMAAJ|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=118|quote=...and named for the local Sanders family.}}
A post office was established under the name Sanders in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1912.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Monroe&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Monroe County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=5 September 2015}}
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,{{Cite web|url=https://www.indianalimestonecompany.com/our-quarries/quarry-gallery/|title=Quarry Photos|website=Indiana Limestone Company|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-28}} Bloomington String Instruments,{{Cite web|url=https://bloomingtonstrings.com/|title=Bloomington String Instruments – Southern Indiana's premiere full service violin, viola, cello and bass workshop offering expert instrument and bow repair and restoration.|language=en|access-date=2019-12-28}} Sanders Pentecostal Church,{{Cite web|url=https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/inmonroe.rootsweb.com/thread/3831700/|title=[INMONROE] Sanders Pentecostal Church: A Brief History - INMONROE - Rootsweb.Com|website=lists.rootsweb.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-28}}{{Cite web|url=https://mcpl.info/commorg/sanders-pentecostal-church|title=Sanders Pentecostal Church {{!}} Monroe County Public Library, Indiana - mcpl.info|website=mcpl.info|access-date=2019-12-28}} and a renovation of the former Hay's Market{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/SandersStoreLiving/services|title=Sanders Store|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-28}}{{Cite web|url=https://mcpl.info/resources/smithville-news|title=The Smithville News {{!}} Monroe County Public Library, Indiana - mcpl.info|website=mcpl.info|access-date=2019-12-28}} into guest housing for the nearby Whippoorwill Hill farm{{Cite web|url=https://www.whippoorwill-hill.com/|title=Wedding and Event Venue {{!}} Whippoorwill Hill|website=www.whippoorwill-hill.com|access-date=2019-12-28}} wedding and event venue is ongoing.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whippoorwill-hill.com/summer-update-2019/|title=Summer Update - 2019 {{!}} Whippoorwill Hill|website=www.whippoorwill-hill.com|access-date=2019-12-28}}
References
{{Monroe County, Indiana}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Monroe County, Indiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana
Category:Bloomington metropolitan area, Indiana
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