Sardis is a city in
Burke County,
Georgia
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, United States. The population is 995 in 2020. It is part of the
Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area
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in the
Central Savannah River Area
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(CSRA).
History
Around the turn of the 20th century, a small crossroads community called Frog Wallow was developing in southeast Burke County. With the construction of the Savannah & Atlanta Railway, the tiny town lay on the new railroad connecting the two large hubs. In 1912, the town was incorporated as Sardis by the Georgia Legislature, named after the Baptist church that had flourished in the town over the past decades. The church's name, in turn, is a transfer from
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) ...
, an ancient city in present-day Turkey.
Sardis saw several decades of growth including a booming lumber industry. Then, in 1962, the owner of the railroad (
Central of Georgia
The Central of Georgia Railway started as the Central Rail Road and Canal Company in 1833. As a way to better attract investment capital, the railroad changed its name to Central Rail Road and Banking Company of Georgia. This railroad was constr ...
) abandoned the section of tracks between Waynesboro and
Sylvania, which negatively affected the local economy. The tracks were subsequently removed in 1964.
Sardis still retains its old train station and coal tower.
Geography
Sardis is located in southeastern Burke County at (32.974510, -81.758504).
It is southeast of
Waynesboro, the Burke County seat.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.95%, is water.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 995 people, 328 households, and 198 families residing in the city.
See also
*
Central Savannah River Area
The Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) is an unofficial trading and marketing region in the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina, spanning thirteen counties in Georgia and seven in South Carolina. The term was coined in 1950 by C.C. McCol ...
References
External links
Sardis Baptist Churchhistorical marker
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Cities in Burke County, Georgia
Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Augusta metropolitan area