Welcome to Sandy Furnace ...
Sandy Furnace is located in Boyd County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandy Furnace, you might consider that their post office opened in 1861.
Sandy Furnace is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sandy Furnace lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Sandy Furnace: 606
Communities near Sandy Furnace ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sandy Furnace.
- Ashland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Greenup County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <3>
- Grayson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
- South Point is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <3>
- Russell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kenova
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Raceland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Raceland is located in Greenup County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Louisa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Catlettsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Sandy Furnace. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sandy Furnace.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sandy Furnace. 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 Sandy Furnace.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandy Furnace. See our Newspapers Page for Sandy Furnace.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy Furnace ...
Looking for more information about Sandy Furnace? 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 Sandy Furnace, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sandy Furnace.
Adding Sandy Furnace to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sandy Furnace 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 Sandy Furnace was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Sandy Furnace post office opened in 1861.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sandy Furnace.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Boyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandy Furnace - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |