Sardis, also known as Berlin, is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Dallas County,

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, United States.

History

A post office called Sardis was established in 1856. The community was named after the biblical city of

Sardis Sardis ( ) or Sardes ( ; Lydian language, Lydian: , romanized: ; ; ) was an ancient city best known as the capital of the Lydian Empire. After the fall of the Lydian Empire, it became the capital of the Achaemenid Empire, Persian Lydia (satrapy) ...

. Sardis has one site included on the

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, the J. Bruce Hain House.

Notable people

Bill Hefner Willie Gathrel Hefner (April 11, 1930 – September 2, 2009), was an American radio personality and Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, serving between 1975 and 1999. Life and career Born in Elora, Tennessee, Hefner graduated ...

, U.S. Representative from 1975 to 1999 *

Clara Weaver Parrish Clara Minter Parrish ( Weaver; March 16, 1861 – November 11, 1925) was an American artist from Alabama. Although she produced a large amount of work in a wide array of media, she is best known for her paintings and stained glass window designs ...

, artist

References

Unincorporated communities in Alabama Unincorporated communities in Dallas County, Alabama {{DallasCountyAL-geo-stub