Welcome to Sandford ...

Sandford is located in Vigo County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

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

Time Zone: Sandford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Sandford is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Sandford: (812)

Communities Also Named Sandford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Sandford - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky, Nova Scotia, Ontario (3) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Sandford ...

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

• Terre Haute
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <4>
• Paris
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Clinton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Marshall
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Clark County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• West Terre Haute
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <4>
• Fairview Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
• Chrisman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
  • Chrisman is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisman <4>
• Seelyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
  • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
• Montezuma
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
  • Montezuma is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <4>
• Rosedale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Rosedale has also been known as:
  • Roseville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <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 Sandford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sandford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandford ...

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

Adding Sandford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sandford 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 Sandford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sandford post office opened in 1855.

We also found Sandford in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sandford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Vigo County: www.vigocounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov