Welcome to Sand Spur ...

Sand Spur is located in Grant Parish<1>.

The location of Sand Spur 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 Spur, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Sand Spur is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sand Spur lies within the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Sand Spur ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sand Spur - they are located in Colorado, Idaho and Illinois.

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

Communities near Sand Spur ...

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

• Alexandria
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Pineville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <4>
• Ball
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
  • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <4>
• Jena
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
  • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <4>
• Colfax
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• Boyce
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Boyce is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <4>
• Pollock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
  • Pollock is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <4>
• Dry Prong
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Prong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prong
  • Dry Prong is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Prong <4>
• Tullos
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullos
  • Tullos is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullos <4>
• Georgetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <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 Spur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sand Spur.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sand Spur ...

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

Adding Sand Spur to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sand Spur post office opened in 1900.

We also found Sand Spur on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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