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Welcome to Sandiff ...

Sandiff is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Sandiff is located in Cleburne County<1>.


The location of Sandiff has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandiff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Sandiff is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Sandiff ...

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

  • Heber Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
    • Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
    • Former name for Heber Springs:
    • Sugar Loaf
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <4>
  • Mountain View
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Clinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Fairfield Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greers Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Quitman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Shirley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Shirley is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <4>
  • Higden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Eglantine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
    • Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
  • Prim
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandiff ...

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

Adding Sandiff to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sandiff post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sandiff.

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Cleburne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandiff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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