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Welcome to Sand Ridge ...Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County<1>. We aren't confident of the location of Sand Ridge, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Sand Ridge, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. A typical abbreviation for Sand Ridge: Sand Rdg. (or less commonly used: Sand Rdge. or Sand Ridg.) Sand Ridge is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Sand Ridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Sand Ridge: (815) and (779)<4> Websites for Sand Ridge ...Chamber of Commerce: www.grundychamber.com/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sand Ridge, the following might be of interest: Communities Also Named Sand Ridge ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Sand Ridge: This one is located in Grundy County and the other is located in Jackson County. Beyond Illinois, there are 14 communities that are also named Sand Ridge - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, New York (2), Ohio, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sand Ridge. Communities near Sand Ridge ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sand Ridge.
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 Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sand Ridge. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sand Ridge. 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 Ridge. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sand Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Sand Ridge. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sand Ridge ...Looking for more information about Sand Ridge? 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 Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sand Ridge. Adding Sand Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Sand Ridge 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 Ridge was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Sand Ridge. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sand Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Grundy County: www.grundyco.org/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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