Welcome to Sands ...

Sands is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Sands is located in Marquette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sands, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Sands is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Sands (for example, toward Powers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Sands is located in the (906) area code.

Communities Also Named Sands ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Sands: This one is located in Marquette County and the other is located in Kalkaska County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 10 communities that are also named Sands - they are located in California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois (2), Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Sands ...

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

• Marquette
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
  • Marquette is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <3>
• Ishpeming
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishpeming
  • Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ishpeming <3>
• Negaunee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negaunee
  • Negaunee is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Negaunee <3>
• Harvey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Harvey is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <3>
• Palmer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Palmer is located in Marquette County
• Skandia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skandia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skandia
  • Skandia is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skandia <3>
• Austin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Marquette County
• Brookton Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton Corners
  • Brookton Corners is located in Marquette County
• Gwinn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gwinn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinn
  • Gwinn is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gwinn <3>
• Little Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake
  • Little Lake is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Lake <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sands ...

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

Adding Sands to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sands post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sands.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/