Welcome to Sands ...

Sands is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

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

Sands is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Sands ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Sands - they are located in Colorado, Idaho, Illinois (2), Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, New Mexico and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Sands ...

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

• Glasgow ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in San Bernardino County
• Kerens ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerens
  • Kerens is located in San Bernardino County
• Zzyzx
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zzyzx
  • Zzyzx is located in San Bernardino County
  • Former names for Zzyzx:
  • Camp Soda
  • Soda Springs
• Kelso
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
  • Kelso is located in San Bernardino County
• Baker
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <4>
• Ludlow
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Ludlow is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludlow <4>
• Afton ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in San Bernardino County
• Siberia ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
  • Siberia is located in San Bernardino County
• Lavic ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavic
  • Lavic is located in San Bernardino County
• Cima
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cima
  • Cima is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cima <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 Sands. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sands.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sands ...

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

Adding Sands to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sands 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 Sands was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Sands mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sands.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/