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Welcome to Sandtown ...

So far, we found very little information about Sandtown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sandtown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sandtown, please Contact Us.


Sandtown would have been located within present day Conway County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sandtown is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Sandtown was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Sandtown was located: 501

Communities Also Named Sandtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Sandtown: This one is located in Conway County and the other is located in Independence County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 9 communities that are also named Sandtown - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia (3), Mississippi, New Jersey and Ontario.

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

Communities near Sandtown ...

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

  • Conway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Conway is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
  • Morrilton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Atkins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayflower
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Perryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wooster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Plumerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oppelo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Oppelo is located in Conway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Bigelow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Menifee
    (9 miles [14.5 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 Sandtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sandtown.

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

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

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 Sandtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Conway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandtown - 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.