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Welcome to Sandy Bottom ...

Sandy Bottom is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandy Bottom, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Sandy Bottom is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sandy Bottom: 828

Communities Also Named Sandy Bottom ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Sandy Bottom: This one is located in Madison County and the other is located in Lenoir County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 9 communities that are also named Sandy Bottom - they are located in Georgia (2), Maryland (2) and Virginia (4).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sandy Bottom.

Communities near Sandy Bottom ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sandy Bottom.

  • Woodfin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Weaverville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Myers
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • West Myers is located in Cocke County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
  • Mars Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Marshall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hot Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Henshaw ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Henshaw is located in Greene County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
    • Estimated population in 2014: 470 people
  • Water Fork Mill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Water Fork Mill is located in Greene County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Fork Mill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 445 people
  • Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bluff is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
  • Chapel Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy Bottom ...

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

Adding Sandy Bottom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sandy Bottom 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 Sandy Bottom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Sandy Bottom post office opened in 1887. The Sandy Bottom post office closed in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sandy Bottom.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandy Bottom - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/