Welcome to Sand Hills ...
Sand Hills is located in Plymouth County<1>.
Sand Hills is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Sand Hills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Sand Hills ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Sand Hills - they are located in Hawaii, New Jersey (2) and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sand Hills.
Communities near Sand Hills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sand Hills.
- Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Brockton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Quincy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Plymouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Weymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Braintree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Randolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
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- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Bridgewater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 people
- Marshfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 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 Sand Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sand Hills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sand Hills. 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 Sand Hills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sand Hills. See our Newspapers Page for Sand Hills.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sand Hills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |