Welcome to Sanford ...
Sanford is located in Covington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sanford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Sanford is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sanford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sanford: 601 & 769<3>
Communities Also Named Sanford ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Sanford - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Kansas (3), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sanford.
Websites for Sanford ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.covingtonchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sanford, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Sanford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sanford.
- Hattiesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattiesburg
- Hattiesburg is located in Forrest County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hattiesburg <4>
- Petal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Petal is located in Forrest County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <4>
- Ellisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Ellisville is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,551 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <4>
- Collins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Collins is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <4>
- Sumrall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumrall
- Sumrall is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumrall <4>
- Seminary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
- Seminary is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <4>
- Bassfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Kola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Kola is located in Covington County
- West Hattiesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Williamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williamsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Covington 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 Sanford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sanford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sanford. 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 Sanford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sanford. See our Newspapers Page for Sanford.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sanford ...
Looking for more information about Sanford? 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 Sanford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sanford.
Adding Sanford to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sanford 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 Sanford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Sanford post office opened in 1894.
We also found Sanford on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sanford.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sanford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Covington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sanford - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Sanford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Sanford 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |