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Welcome to Sandy Ford ...

Sandy Ford is located in La Salle County<1>.

Sandy Ford is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sandy Ford: 815 & 779<3>

Communities Also Named Sandy Ford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Sandy Ford - they are located in Georgia and Virginia.

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

Communities near Sandy Ford ...

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

  • Ottawa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ottawa is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <4>
  • Streator
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Peru
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Peru is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
  • La Salle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Marseilles
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oglesby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Seneca
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Seneca is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
    • Seneca has also been known as:
    • Crotty
    • Seneca village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
  • North Utica
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • North Utica is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
  • Granville
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Sandy Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sandy Ford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including La Salle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandy Ford - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Sandy Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Sandy Ford 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.