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Welcome to Sandra ...

Sandra is located in Caddo Parish<1>.

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

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

Area Codes for Sandra: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Sandra ...

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

  • Atlanta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Vivian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Queen City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oil City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Plain Dealing
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Fouke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Fouke is located in Miller County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fouke <4>
  • Bloomburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hosston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ida
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ida is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Gilliam
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandra ...

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

Adding Sandra to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sandra 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 Sandra was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sandra.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Caddo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandra - 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 Sandra area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Sandra 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.