Welcome to Sanderson ...

Sanderson is located in Baker County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sanderson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Sanderson is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sanderson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Sanderson: 904 & 324<3>

The ZIP code for Sanderson: 32087<4>

Communities Also Named Sanderson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sanderson - they are located in Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sanderson ...

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

• MacClenny
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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  • MacClenny is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for MacClenny <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to MacClenny
  • From Sanderson to MacClenny
• Lake Butler
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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  • Lake Butler is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Butler <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lake Butler
  • From Sanderson to Lake Butler
• Baldwin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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  • Baldwin is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Baldwin
  • From Sanderson to Baldwin
• Lawtey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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  • Lawtey is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawtey <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lawtey
  • From Sanderson to Lawtey
• Glen Saint Mary
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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  • Glen Saint Mary is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Saint Mary <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glen Saint Mary
  • From Sanderson to Glen Saint Mary
• Raiford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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  • Raiford is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raiford <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Raiford
  • From Sanderson to Raiford
• Olustee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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  • Olustee is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olustee <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Olustee
  • From Sanderson to Olustee
• Taylor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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  • Taylor is located in Baker County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Taylor
  • From Sanderson to Taylor
• Lulu
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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  • Lulu is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lulu <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lulu
  • From Sanderson to Lulu
• Maxville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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  • Maxville is located in Duval County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Maxville
  • From Sanderson to Maxville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sanderson ...

Looking for more information about Sanderson? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sanderson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sanderson.

Adding Sanderson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sanderson 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 Sanderson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Sanderson post office opened in 1866.

We also found Sanderson in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sanderson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baker County: www.bakercountyfl.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/