Welcome to Sands ...

Sands is located in Whiteside County<1>.

The location of Sands has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

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

Sands is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Sands ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Sands: This one is located in Whiteside County and the other is located in Tazewell County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 10 communities that are also named Sands - they are located in California, Colorado, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, New Mexico and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Sands ...

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

• Clinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Clinton County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Sterling
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <4>
• Rock Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
  • Rock Falls is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Falls <4>
• Morrison
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
  • Morrison is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <4>
• Fulton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Prophetstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prophetstown
  • Prophetstown is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prophetstown <4>
• Erie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <4>
• Walnut
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Walnut is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut <4>
• Milledgeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
  • Milledgeville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milledgeville <4>
• Albany
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 856 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <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 Sands. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sands.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sands ...

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

Adding Sands to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sands.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Whiteside County: www.whiteside.org/

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