Welcome to Sand Springs ...
So far, we found very little information about Sand Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sand Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sand Springs, please Contact Us.
Sand Springs would have been located within present day Churchill County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Sand Springs, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
Sand Springs was founded in 1860.
A typical abbreviation for Sand Springs: Sand Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sand Spngs. or Sand Sprngs.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sand Springs is 3,950 feet [1,204 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Sand Springs is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Sand Springs was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Sand Springs still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Sand Springs ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Sand Springs - they are located in Arizona (2), Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sand Springs.
Communities near Sand Springs ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Sand Springs.
- Salt Wells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Wells
- Salt Wells is located in Churchill County
- Nevada City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
- Nevada City is located in Churchill County
- Stillwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Churchill County
- Island City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Island City is located in Churchill County
- Fallon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Fallon is located in Churchill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallon <6>
- Broken Hills ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Hills
- Broken Hills is located in Mineral County
- Eastgate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sand Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sand Springs. 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 Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sand Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Sand Springs.
Adding Sand Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sand Springs in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sand Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Sand Springs post office opened in 1907.
We also found Sand Springs on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sand Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Churchill County: www.churchillcounty.org/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sand Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Churchill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sand Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |