Welcome to Sandy Cross ...

Sandy Cross is located in Oglethorpe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandy Cross, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Sandy Cross is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Sandy Cross: (706) & (762)<4>

Communities Also Named Sandy Cross ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Sandy Cross: This one is located in Oglethorpe County and the other is located in Franklin County.

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

Communities near Sandy Cross ...

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

• Athens
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
• Dalton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Madison County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
• Chamberlin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
  • Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
• Carters Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carters Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
  • Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
• Elberton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
  • Elberton is located in Elbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberton <5>
• Madison Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
  • Madison Springs is located in Madison County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
  • Former name for Madison Springs:
  • Alexanderville
• Comer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
  • Comer is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comer <5>
• Spartan Lane
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spartan Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
  • Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
• Winterville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
  • Winterville is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterville <5>
• Crawford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Crawford is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy Cross ...

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

Adding Sandy Cross to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sandy Cross post office opened in 1867.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sandy Cross.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oglethorpe County: www.onlineoglethorpe.com

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/