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Welcome to Sandspur ...

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

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


Sandspur would have been located within present day Tulare County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sandspur is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Sandspur was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Sandspur ...

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

  • Visalia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lindsay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Farmersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Exeter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Woodlake Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake Junction
    • Woodlake Junction is located in Tulare County
  • Three Rivers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kaweah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Advance ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
    • Advance is located in Tulare County
  • Ivanhoe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

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