Welcome to Sand Spring ...

Sand Spring is located in Dickinson County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Sand Spring: Sand Spg. (or less commonly used: Sand Spng. or Sand Sprng.)

Sand Spring is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Sand Spring: (785)

Communities Also Named Sand Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sand Spring - they are located in Alabama, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Sand Spring ...

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

• Salina
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
  • Salina is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salina <4>
• Abilene
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
  • Abilene is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abilene <4>
• Chapman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
  • Chapman is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapman <4>
• Solomon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
  • Solomon is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solomon <4>
• Enterprise
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <4>
• Bennington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <4>
• Gypsum
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
  • Gypsum is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gypsum <4>
• Hope
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
• Woodbine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
  • Woodbine is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <4>
• New Cambria
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cambria
  • New Cambria is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sand Spring ...

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

Adding Sand Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sand Spring 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 Sand Spring was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Sand Spring mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sand Spring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dickinson County: www.dkcoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/