The location of Sandtown
Welcome to Sandtown ...
So far, we have 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.
The location of Sandtown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<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
Sandtown would have been located in the (501) area code.
Communities near Sandtown ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance if driven.<4>.
| Community | 2017<5> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Atkins [Map] | 3,038 | NW | 16 miles [25.7 km] |
| Bigelow [Map] | 331 | SE | 7 miles [11.3 km] |
| Conway [Map] | 65,782 | E | 14 miles [22.5 km] |
| Mayflower [Map] | 2,471 | SE | 18 miles [29 km] |
| Menifee [Map] | 311 | NE | 9 miles [14.5 km] |
| Morrilton [Map] | 6,647 | N | 4 miles [6.4 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Sandtown.
Communities Also Named Sandtown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we have 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.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sandtown. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- 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 community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandtown.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sandtown:
Other Roadside Stops ...
Index of Cities, Towns and Villages for Arkansas
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 Sandtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 have 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 Sandtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandtown) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0898, Longitude: -92.7113 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Sandtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Sandtown. |