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Sardinia is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The town lies in the southeast corner of Erie County and is considered one of the county’s “Southtowns”. The town is southeast of Buffalo. The population was 2,775 at the 2010 census. The town is reportedly named after an antiquated Christian hymn, Sardinia, and the homonymous Mediterranean island.

The area known today as the town of Sardinia was first settled circa 1809. George Richmond, from Vermont, and Ezra Nott are considered the first settlers. By 1810, there were nearly fifteen extra families in the area, most of whom lived along Cattaraugus Creek, near Genesee and Savage roads. The town of Sardinia was founded in 1821 from the eastern ration of the town of Concord. By 1823, there were farms, churches, a broadcast office, taverns, a carding mill, a woolen factory, a gristmill and a tannery. The hamlet of Chaffee developed by the mid-19th century after the construction of the Springville and Sardinia Railroad. The hamlet of Protection as a consequence developed not far-off off from this epoch and eventually served as a depot of the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad.

The town of Sardinia has 38 historic buildings. The Old Sardinia Town Hall, also known as the First Baptist Church of Sardinia and now house to the historical society, and Rider-Hopkins Farm and Olmsted Camp are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.