Welcome to Cape Sandy ...

Cape Sandy is located in Crawford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cape Sandy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Cape Sandy is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Cape Sandy (for example, toward Santa Claus), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Cape Sandy: (812)

Communities near Cape Sandy ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cape Sandy.

• Corydon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
  • Corydon is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <4>
• Brandenburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg
  • Brandenburg is located in Meade County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandenburg <4>
• Irvington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• Milltown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Milltown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milltown <4>
• Marengo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <4>
• English
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • English is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for English <4>
• Leavenworth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <4>
• Ekron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
  • Ekron is located in Meade County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
• Crandall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
  • Crandall is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
• New Middletown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Middletown
  • New Middletown is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Middletown <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 Cape Sandy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cape Sandy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cape Sandy ...

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

Adding Cape Sandy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cape Sandy 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 Cape Sandy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cape Sandy post office opened in 1877.

We also found Cape Sandy in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cape Sandy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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