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Sardis is a small city in southeastern Burke County, about 17 miles southeast of Waynesboro, the county seat, and part of the Augusta metropolitan area in the Central Savannah River Area.

Around the turn of the 20th century, the community was a small crossroads settlement colorfully known as Frog Wallow.

Sardis grew up along the Savannah & Atlanta Railway, which put the tiny town on the rail line connecting Savannah and Atlanta.

The Georgia Legislature incorporated the town as Sardis in 1912, naming it after the local Baptist church, whose name in turn came from Sardis, the ancient city in present-day Turkey.

A booming lumber industry fueled several decades of growth in Sardis during the early 20th century.

The railroad's owner abandoned the Waynesboro-to-Sylvania section of track in 1962 and the rails were removed in 1964, a blow to the local economy, though the town still retains its old train station and coal tower.

The 2020 census counted 995 people in Sardis, living in 328 households and 198 families.

Sardis's population peaked at 1,180 residents in the 1980 census.

The city covers about 1.56 square miles at an elevation of roughly 240 feet, and it is served by ZIP code 30456.