Welcome to Sanborn ...

Sanborn is located in Dundy County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sanborn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Sanborn is 3,350 feet [1,021 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sanborn is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Sanborn lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Sanborn (for example, toward Stratton), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Sanborn: 308

Communities Also Named Sanborn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Sanborn - they are located in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sanborn ...

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

• Wray
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wray
  • Wray is located in Yuma County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,353 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wray <3>
• Haigler
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haigler
  • Haigler is located in Dundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haigler <3>
• Laird
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
  • Laird is located in Yuma County (CO)
• Parks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
  • Parks is located in Dundy County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parks <3>
• Vernon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Yuma County (CO)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <3>
• Robb
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Robb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
  • Robb is located in Yuma County (CO)
• Saint Francis
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
  • Saint Francis is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francis <3>
• Eckley
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
  • Eckley is located in Yuma County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eckley <3>
• Wheeler
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Wheeler is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
• Benkelman
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benkelman
  • Benkelman is located in Dundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benkelman <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sanborn ...

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

Adding Sanborn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Sanborn post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sanborn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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