Welcome to Sands ...Sands is located in Watauga County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Sands, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881. Sands is 3,250 feet [991 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sands is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Sands lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Sands: 828 Communities Also Named Sands ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Sands - they are located in California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois (2), Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri and New Mexico. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sands. Communities near Sands ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sands.
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sands. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sands. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sands. See our Newspapers Page for Sands. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sands ...Looking for more information about Sands? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sands. Adding Sands to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Sands 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 (so far) for Sands was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Sands. Footnotes ...
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