Welcome to Sandy Flat ...

Sandy Flat is located in Greenville County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandy Flat, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Sandy Flat: Sandy Flt.

Sandy Flat is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Sandy Flat: (864)

Communities near Sandy Flat ...

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

• Greenville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Greer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
  • Greer is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <4>
• Mauldin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
  • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <4>
• Simpsonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Simpsonville is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpsonville <4>
• Easley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley
  • Easley is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easley <4>
• Travelers Rest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest
  • Travelers Rest is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Travelers Rest <4>
• Lyman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
• Duncan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <4>
• Flat Rock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <4>
• Wellford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
  • Wellford is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellford <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 Sandy Flat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sandy Flat.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy Flat ...

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

Adding Sandy Flat to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sandy Flat post office opened in 1851.

We also found Sandy Flat in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/