Welcome to Sand Springs ...

Sand Springs is located in Coconino County<1>.

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

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

Sand Springs is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Sand Springs lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Sand Springs lies within the (928) area code.

Communities Also Named Sand Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arizona communities named Sand Springs: This one is located in Coconino County and the other is located in Apache County.

Beyond Arizona, there are 12 communities that are also named Sand Springs - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Sand Springs ...

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

• Oraibi
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oraibi
  • Oraibi is located in Navajo County
• Hotevilla - Bacavi
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hotevilla - Bacavi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotevilla - Bacavi
  • Hotevilla - Bacavi is located in Navajo County
• Hotevilla
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotevilla
  • Hotevilla is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hotevilla <4>
• Kykotsmovi Village
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kykotsmovi Village
  • Kykotsmovi Village is located in Navajo County
  • Kykotsmovi Village has also been known as:
  • K-Town
  • New Oraibi
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kykotsmovi Village <4>
• Tolani Lake
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolani Lake
  • Tolani Lake is located in Coconino County
• Shongopovi
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shongopovi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongopovi
  • Shongopovi is located in Navajo County
• Second Mesa
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Mesa
  • Second Mesa is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Second Mesa <4>
• Cameron
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <4>
• Leupp
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leupp
  • Leupp is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leupp <4>
• Gray Mountain
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Mountain
  • Gray Mountain is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray Mountain <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sand Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sand Springs.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sand Springs ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Coconino County: www.co.coconino.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/