Arda, Indiana

Arda is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1]

Arda, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°31′02″N 87°15′02″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Pike
Township	Washington
Elevation [1]	518 ft (158 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47567
Area codes	812, 930
GNIS feature ID	430241[1]

History

According to historian Ronald L. Baker, the community may be named after the Arda River in Europe.^[2]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arda, Indiana
2. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...may come from the Arda River in Bulgaria or Italy.