Welcome to Sand Spring ...
So far, we found very little information about Sand Spring. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sand Spring to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sand Spring, please Contact Us.
Sand Spring would have been located within present day Limestone County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sand Spring, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
A typical abbreviation for Sand Spring: Sand Spg. (or less commonly used: Sand Spng. or Sand Sprng.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sand Spring is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Sand Spring was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Sand Spring was located: 256 & 938<4>
Communities Also Named Sand Spring ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sand Spring - they are located in Kansas, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sand Spring.
Communities near Sand Spring ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sand Spring.
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <5>
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
- Park City Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Ardmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardmore have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Ardmore is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,513 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <5>
- Ardmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardmore have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Ardmore is located in Giles County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,218 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <5>
- Elkmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkmont have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
- Elkmont is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkmont <5>
- Elkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Lester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Center Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
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 Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sand Spring.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sand Spring. 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 Spring.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sand Spring. See our Newspapers Page for Sand Spring.
Adding Sand Spring to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sand Spring 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 Spring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Sand Spring post office opened in 1879.
We also found Sand Spring in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sand Spring.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Limestone County: www.co.limestone.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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 Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Limestone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sand Spring - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Sand Spring area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Sand Spring area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |