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Welcome to Sand Spring ...

Sand Spring is located in Garrett County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sand Spring: Sand Spg. (or less commonly used: Sand Spng. or Sand Sprng.)

Sand Spring is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sand Spring is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Sand Spring lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Sand Spring: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Sand Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sand Spring - they are located in Alabama, Kansas and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Sand Spring ...

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

  • Kingwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingwood is located in Preston County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <4>
  • Mountain Lake Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
  • Oakland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Oakland is located in Garrett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
  • Terra Alta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Grantsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Confluence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Masontown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Loch Lynn Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Deer Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Accident
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sand Spring ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Garrett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sand Spring - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Sand Spring area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Sand Spring 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.