Welcome to Sandy Fork ...
Sandy Fork is located Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandy Fork, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857. A typical abbreviation for Sandy Fork: Sandy Frk. Sandy Fork is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Sandy Fork lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Sandy Fork is within the boundaries of the (830) area code. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sandy Fork - they are located in Delaware, Kentucky and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sandy Fork. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sandy Fork. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sandy Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sandy Fork. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sandy Fork. 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 Fork. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandy Fork. See our Newspapers Page for Sandy Fork. Looking for more information about Sandy Fork? 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 Fork, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sandy Fork. We originally found mention of Sandy Fork 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 Fork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Sandy Fork in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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From that list, the Sandy Fork post office opened in 1857.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Gonzales, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandy Fork - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <3> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <4> 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. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/