Welcome to Sands Station ...

Sands Station is located in Marquette County<1>.

The location of Sands Station has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sands Station, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Sands Station: Sands Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Sands Station for more information about variations on the name of Sands Station.

Sands Station is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Sands Station (for example, toward Powers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Sands Station is within the (906) area code.

Communities near Sands Station ...

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

• Marquette
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
  • Marquette is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <4>
• Ishpeming
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishpeming
  • Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ishpeming <4>
• Negaunee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negaunee
  • Negaunee is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Negaunee <4>
• Austin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Marquette County
• Gwinn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gwinn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinn
  • Gwinn is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gwinn <4>
• Little Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake
  • Little Lake is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Lake <4>
• Harvey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Harvey is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <4>
• Palmer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Palmer is located in Marquette County
• Skandia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skandia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skandia
  • Skandia is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skandia <4>
• New Dalton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dalton
  • New Dalton is located in Marquette County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sands Station ...

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

Adding Sands Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sands Station 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 for Sands Station was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sands Station.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sands Station. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/