Welcome to Sanders ...
So far, we found very little information about Sanders. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sanders to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sanders, please Contact Us.
Sanders would have been located within present day Hot Spring County<2>.
The location of Sanders has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sanders, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sanders is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Sanders was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Sanders ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Sanders: This one is located in Hot Spring County and the other is located in Nevada County.
Beyond Arkansas, there are 18 communities that are also named Sanders - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (2), Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Montana (2), Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sanders.
Communities near Sanders ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sanders.
- Hot Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <5>
- Malvern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <5>
- Arkadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Arkadelphia is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,628 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkadelphia <5>
- Mountain Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Pine
- Mountain Pine is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Pine <5>
- Rockport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Caddo Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddo Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Donaldson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Perla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 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 Sanders. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sanders.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sanders. 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 Sanders.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sanders. See our Newspapers Page for Sanders.
Adding Sanders to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sanders 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 Sanders was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Sanders post office opened in 1886.
We also found Sanders in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sanders.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 Sanders, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Hot Spring, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sanders - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |