Welcome to Sandy Springs ...

Sandy Springs is located in Polk County<1>.

The location of Sandy Springs 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 Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

A typical abbreviation for Sandy Springs: Sandy Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sandy Spngs. or Sandy Sprngs.)

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

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

The telephone area code for Sandy Springs: (828)

Communities Also Named Sandy Springs ...

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

Beyond North Carolina, there are 9 communities that are also named Sandy Springs - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina (2) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Sandy Springs ...

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

• Spartanburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
  • Spartanburg is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spartanburg <4>
• Forest City
  (10 miles [16.1 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>
• Boiling Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Boiling Springs is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <4>
• Spindale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 north)
  • 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>
• Lyman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
• Wellford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
  • Wellford is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellford <4>
• Landrum
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Cowpens
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
  • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sandy Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy Springs ...

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

Adding Sandy Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sandy Springs in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sandy Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sandy Springs post office opened in 1876.

We also found Sandy Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sandy Springs. 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/