Welcome to Sandy Hill ...

So far, we found very little information about Sandy Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sandy Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sandy Hill, please Contact Us.

Sandy Hill would have been located within present day Fayette County<2>.

The location of Sandy Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sandy Hill is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Sandy Hill was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Sandy Hill ...

While we believe that this Sandy Hill is located in Fayette County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Sandy Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Montgomery and Perry County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 14 communities that are also named Sandy Hill - they are located in Georgia (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Sandy Hill ...

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

• Connellsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
  • Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connellsville <5>
• Monessen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
  • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <5>
• California
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • California is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <5>
• Donora
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donora
  • Donora is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donora <5>
• Scottdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
  • Scottdale is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottdale <5>
• Charleroi
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleroi
  • Charleroi is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleroi <5>
• Masontown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
  • Masontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <5>
• Centerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
• Brownsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <5>
• South Connellsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Connellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Connellsville
  • South Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Connellsville <5>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/