Welcome to Sanfordville ...
So far, we found very little information about Sanfordville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sanfordville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sanfordville, please Contact Us.
Sanfordville would have been located within present day Whiteside County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sanfordville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sanfordville is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Sanfordville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Sanfordville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sanfordville - it's located in Kansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sanfordville.
Communities near Sanfordville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sanfordville.
- Dixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oregon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Amboy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Amboy is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <4>
- Polo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forreston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forreston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forreston
- Forreston is located in Ogle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forreston <4>
- Lanark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Sanfordville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sanfordville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sanfordville. 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 Sanfordville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sanfordville. See our Newspapers Page for Sanfordville.
Adding Sanfordville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sanfordville 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 Sanfordville was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.
We also found Sanfordville in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Sanfordville post office opened in 1892.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sanfordville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sanfordville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Whiteside, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sanfordville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |