Welcome to Gandy ...

The village of Gandy is located in Logan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gandy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gandy has a population of 31 people<2> (see below for details).

Gandy is 2,890 feet [881 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Gandy is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Gandy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Gandy and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Gandy lies within the (308) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gandy had an population of 31 people. This is a decrease of 3.13% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gandy had a population of 32 people. This makes Gandy the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 32 people, the population of Gandy increased 6.67% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 30 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gandy.

Communities Also Named Gandy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Gandy - they are located in Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Gandy ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Gandy.

• Arnold
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <4>
• Logan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Logan County
• Ringgold
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
  • Ringgold is located in McPherson County
• Tryon
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
  • Tryon is located in McPherson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <4>
• Maxwell
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Maxwell is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <4>
• North Platte
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Platte
  • North Platte is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Platte <4>
• Bignell
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bignell
  • Bignell is located in Lincoln County
• Callaway
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
  • Callaway is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callaway <4>
• Dunning
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
  • Dunning is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunning <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 Gandy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gandy.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gandy. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Gandy.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gandy ...

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

Adding Gandy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gandy 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 Gandy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gandy post office opened in 1886.

We also found Gandy on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gandy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/