Welcome to Sand Barrens ...

Sand Barrens is located in Lawrence County<1>.

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

Sand Barrens is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sand Barrens lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Sand Barrens is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Sand Barrens: (618)

Communities near Sand Barrens ...

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

• Vincennes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
  • Vincennes is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincennes <4>
• Princeton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Gibson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Mount Carmel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
• Lawrenceville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <4>
• Sumner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
• Bridgeport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
• West Salem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
  • West Salem is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
• Patoka
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
  • Patoka is located in Gibson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
• Monroe City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
  • Monroe City is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
• Bruceville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
  • Bruceville is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sand Barrens ...

Looking for more information about Sand Barrens? 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 Barrens, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sand Barrens.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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