Welcome to Sand Springs ...

Sand Springs is located in Delaware County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sand Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Sand Springs: Sand Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sand Spngs. or Sand Sprngs.)

Sand Springs is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sand Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Sand Springs: (563)

Communities Also Named Sand Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Sand Springs - they are located in Arizona (2), Georgia, Kentucky (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Sand Springs ...

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

• Anamosa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamosa
  • Anamosa is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamosa <4>
• Manchester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Dyersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
  • Dyersville is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersville <4>
• Monticello
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Cascade
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <4>
• Epworth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
  • Epworth is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epworth <4>
• Peosta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peosta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peosta
  • Peosta is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peosta <4>
• Farley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
  • Farley is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farley <4>
• Central City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
• Earlville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Earlville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sand Springs ...

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

Adding Sand Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sand Springs 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 Sand Springs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sand Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/