Welcome to Sandy Run ...

Sandy Run is located in Calhoun County<1>.

The location of Sandy Run 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 Run, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

Sandy Run is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sandy Run is located in the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Sandy Run ...

While we believe that this Sandy Run is located in Calhoun County, we know of another 3 South Carolina communities named Sandy Run. Those communities are located in the following counties: Berkeley, Lexington and Orangeburg County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 8 communities that are also named Sandy Run - they are located in Georgia (2) and Pennsylvania (3).

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

Communities near Sandy Run ...

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

• Columbia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Lexington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• West Columbia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <4>
• Cayce
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
  • Cayce is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <4>
• Forest Acres
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
  • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
• Springdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
• South Congaree
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
  • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
• Pineridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
  • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
• Saint Matthews
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <4>
• Gaston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <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 Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sandy Run.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy Run ...

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

Adding Sandy Run to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sandy Run post office opened in 1825.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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