Welcome to Sandy Plains ...

Sandy Plains is located in Polk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandy Plains, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

A typical abbreviation for Sandy Plains: Sandy Plns.

Sandy Plains is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sandy Plains lies within the (828) area code.

Communities Also Named Sandy Plains ...

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

Beyond North Carolina, there are 3 communities that are also named Sandy Plains - they are located in Georgia and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Sandy Plains ...

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

• Forest City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <4>
• Spindale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
  • Spindale is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <4>
• Rutherfordton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherfordton
  • Rutherfordton is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherfordton <4>
• Flat Rock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <4>
• Landrum
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
  • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <4>
• Inman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
  • Inman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <4>
• Tryon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
  • Tryon is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <4>
• Lake Lure
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lure
  • Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lure <4>
• Columbus
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Chesnee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnee
  • Chesnee is located in Cherokee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesnee <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy Plains ...

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

Adding Sandy Plains to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sandy Plains 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 Sandy Plains was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sandy Plains post office opened in 1877.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Polk County: www.polknc.org

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/