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Welcome to Sandersville ...

Sandersville is located in Christian County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandersville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

Sandersville is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sandersville: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Sandersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Sandersville - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Texas.

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

Communities near Sandersville ...

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

  • Taylorville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Zion
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Mount Zion is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <4>
  • Pana
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pana have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
    • Pana is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <4>
  • Moweaqua
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moweaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moweaqua
    • Moweaqua is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moweaqua <4>
  • Kincaid
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
    • Kincaid is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kincaid <4>
  • Harristown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harristown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
    • Harristown is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harristown <4>
  • Macon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue Mound
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
    • Blue Mound is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,065 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <4>
  • Assumption
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Edinburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandersville ...

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

Adding Sandersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sandersville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sandersville was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sandersville.

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Christian, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandersville - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Sandersville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Sandersville 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.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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