Welcome to Sand Hill ...

Sand Hill is located in Rankin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sand Hill, 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.

Sand Hill is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Sand Hill: (601) & (769)<3>

The ZIP code for Sand Hill: 39161<4>

Websites for Sand Hill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rankinchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sand Hill, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Sand Hill ...

While we believe that this Sand Hill is located in Rankin County, we know of another 4 Mississippi communities named Sand Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Attala, Copiah, Greene and Jones County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 42 communities that are also named Sand Hill - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (5), Kentucky (4), Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri, New Brunswick, New York (4), North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Sand Hill ...

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

• Pearl
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pearl is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <6>
• Madison
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <6>
• Brandon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <6>
• Ridgeland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <6>
• Canton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
• Flowood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
  • Flowood is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <6>
• Morton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <6>
• Pelahatchie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie
  • Pelahatchie is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelahatchie <6>
• Lena
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Lena is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
• Fannin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fannin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
  • Fannin is located in Rankin 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 Sand Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sand Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sand Hill ...

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

Adding Sand Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sand Hill 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 Sand Hill was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sand Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/