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Welcome to Sandy Springs ...

Sandy Springs is located in Cherokee County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sandy Springs: Sandy Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sandy Spngs. or Sandy Sprngs.)

Sandy Springs is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sandy Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Sandy Springs is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Sandy Springs: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Sandy Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Sandy Springs - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina (2), Ohio, South Carolina (2) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Sandy Springs ...

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

  • Cedartown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Piedmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Centre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cave Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Leesburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Robealou Acres
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
    • Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
  • Etna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
  • Sand Rock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Grady ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Grady is located in Polk County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
    • Estimated population in 2019: 290 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandy Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Sandy Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Sandy Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.