Welcome to Sand Hill ...

Sand Hill is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sand Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Sand Hill is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sand Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Sand Hill (for example, toward Fruithurst (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Sand Hill: (470)<4>, (678) and (770)

Communities Also Named Sand Hill ...

While we believe that this Sand Hill is located in Carroll County, we know of another 4 Georgia communities named Sand Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Brooks, Glynn, Muscogee and Ware County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 42 communities that are also named Sand Hill - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Delaware, Florida, Kentucky (4), Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi (5), Missouri, New Brunswick, New York (4), North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Sand Hill ...

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

• South Fulton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
• Douglasville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
  • Douglasville is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglasville <5>
• Carrollton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <5>
• Villa Rica
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Rica
  • Villa Rica is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,795 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villa Rica <5>
• Flowers Estates
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowers Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
  • Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
• Bremen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Haralson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <5>
• Temple
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
  • Temple is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <5>
• Palmetto
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
  • Palmetto is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmetto <5>
• Corn Creek Cove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corn Creek Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
  • Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
• Hart Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
  • Hart Town is located in Carroll County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people

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 Sand Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sand Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sand Hill. 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 Sand Hill.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sand Hill ...

Looking for more information about Sand Hill? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sand Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sand Hill.

Adding Sand Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sand Hill 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 Sand Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sand Hill post office opened in 1854.

We also found Sand Hill on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sand Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carroll County: www.carrollcountyga.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/