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Welcome to Sandefur Crossing ...

Sandefur Crossing is located in Ohio County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sandefur Crossing: Sandefur Xing.

Sandefur Crossing is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Sandefur Crossing (for example, toward Upton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Sandefur Crossing: 270 & 364<3>

Communities near Sandefur Crossing ...

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

  • Central City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
    • Former names for Central City:
    • Moreheads Horse Mill
    • Stroud City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
  • Hartford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgantown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Livermore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Caneyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Whitesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Fordsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Drakesboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Island
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Centertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Centertown is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 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 Sandefur Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sandefur Crossing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandefur Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Ohio, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandefur Crossing - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Sandefur Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Sandefur Crossing 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.