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Welcome to Sandberg ...

Sandberg is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandberg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

Sandberg is 4,160 feet [1,268 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sandberg is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Sandberg lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Sandberg ...

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

  • Neenach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenach
    • Neenach is located in Los Angeles County
  • Gorman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lebec
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Frazier Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lake Hughes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Lake of the Woods
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
    • Lake of the Woods is located in Kern County
  • Castaic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Grapevine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
    • Grapevine is located in Kern County
  • Green Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Green Valley is located in Los Angeles County
  • Val Verde
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandberg ...

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

Adding Sandberg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sandberg 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 Sandberg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Sandberg post office opened in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sandberg.

Footnotes ...

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

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