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Welcome to Sandel ...

Sandel is located in Sabine Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

Sandel is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sandel: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Sandel ...

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

  • Leesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Many
    (13 miles [20.9 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>
  • Anacoco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Florien
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hornbeck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fisher
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Toro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Toro is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro
  • Corleyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
  • Negreet
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandel ...

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

Adding Sandel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sandel 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 Sandel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sandel post office opened in 1917. The Sandel post office closed in 1938.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sandel.

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 Sandel - 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 Sandel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Sandel 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/