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Welcome to Gandy ...

Gandy is located in Sabine Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gandy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Gandy is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gandy: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Gandy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Gandy - they are located in Florida, Kansas, Nebraska, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Gandy ...

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

  • Many
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Many is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <4>
  • Zwolle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Anacoco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Florien
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hornbeck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fisher
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Corleyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
  • Negreet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Toro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Toro is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
  • Vowells Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gandy ...

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

Adding Gandy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gandy 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 (so far) for Gandy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gandy post office opened in 1913. The Gandy post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gandy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Sabine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gandy - 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Gandy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Gandy 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/