Page Contents for Sandborn, Indiana

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

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Statistics & Facts

The Indiana state capital is Indianapolis.
The population of Sandborn is approximately 455 (1990), 415 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 223 (1990), 174 (2010).
The amount of land area in Sandborn is 1.035 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Sandborn to Washington DC is 576 miles.
The distance to the Indiana state capital is 84 miles. (as the crow flies)
Sandborn is positioned 38.89 degrees north of the equator and 87.18 degrees west of the prime meridian.

Location

in the White River area in the northern portion of Vigo Township where state highways 59 and 67 come together.
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History & History Related Items

The Anderson Family came to Knox County in the late 1700's. Thomas Anderson was a young boy at the time. As he grew, he married and built a large log cabin here. He is thought of as the first settler of Sandborn. Some of the other early settlers were Allen Peaves, who came in 1819 and Samuel Skomp, in 1820. George and James Halstead were the two men who laid out the town in 1868. It was named for a railroad surveyor who was well-liked as he had worked in the area when the Indianapolis and Vincennes Railroad was being built. The first school was opened around 1859. It was the Old Union School and remained open until 1871. Other schools followed. Later, during the 1962-63 school year, students began to attend the Vigo Township High School in Edwardsport. Students have since attended the North Knox High School.
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