Welcome to Sardis ...

The town of Sardis is located in Henderson County<1>.

The location of Sardis has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sardis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sardis has a population of 399 people<3> (see below for details).

Sardis is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Sardis lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Sardis: (731)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sardis had an population of 399 people. This is an increase of 4.72% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sardis had a population of 381 people. This makes Sardis the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 381 people, the population of Sardis decreased 14.38% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 445 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sardis.

Communities Also Named Sardis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Sardis: This one is located in Henderson County and the other is located in Cocke County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 37 communities that are also named Sardis - they are located in Alabama (8), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Florida, Georgia (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Texas (4), Virginia and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sardis.

Communities near Sardis ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sardis.

• Johnson Ford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
  • Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
• Mount Lebanon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
  • Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
• Lexington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Savannah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <5>
• Henderson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <5>
• Swift
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Swift is located in Hardin County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
• Belle Meade
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
  • Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
• Clifton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <5>
• Parsons
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Parsons is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <5>
• Adamsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Adamsville is located in McNairy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamsville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sardis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sardis.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sardis. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sardis.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sardis. See our Newspapers Page for Sardis.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sardis ...

Looking for more information about Sardis? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sardis, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sardis.

Adding Sardis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sardis in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sardis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sardis post office opened in 1875.

We also found Sardis on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sardis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sardis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/