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Welcome to Sandburn ...

Sandburn is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandburn, 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.

Sandburn is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sandburn: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near Sandburn ...

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

  • Marion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Marion is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Carrier Mills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
    • Former names for Carrier Mills:
    • Carriers Mills
    • Morrilsville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <4>
  • Vienna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Goreville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pittsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Creal Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Karnak
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stonefort
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Whiteash
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Whiteash is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
    • Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
  • Cypress
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandburn ...

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

Adding Sandburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sandburn 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 (so far) for Sandburn was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sandburn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandburn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Sandburn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Sandburn area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.