Welcome to Sanford ...

So far, we found very little information about Sanford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sanford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sanford, please Contact Us.

Sanford would have been located within present day Pawnee County<2>.

The location of Sanford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sanford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sanford is 2,050 feet [625 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Sanford was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Sanford once stood is in the (620) area code.

Communities Also Named Sanford ...

While we believe that this Sanford is located in Pawnee County, we know of another 2 Kansas communities named Sanford. Those communities are located in the following counties: Phillips and Shawnee County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 26 communities that are also named Sanford - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sanford ...

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

• Larned
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larned
  • Larned is located in Pawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larned <5>
• Kinsley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsley
  • Kinsley is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinsley <5>
• Lewis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Lewis is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <5>
• Pawnee Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Rock
  • Pawnee Rock is located in Barton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee Rock <5>
• Burdett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
  • Burdett is located in Pawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
• Garfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Pawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
• Rush Center
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Center
  • Rush Center is located in Rush County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Center <5>
• Rozel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel
  • Rozel is located in Pawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
• Belpre
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
• Ash Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
  • Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County

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

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

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

Adding Sanford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sanford 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 Sanford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sanford post office opened in 1909.

We also found Sanford on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sanford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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