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Welcome to Sand Pass ...

Sand Pass is located in Washoe County<1>.

Sand Pass was founded in 1911.

Sand Pass is 4,130 feet [1,259 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sand Pass is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Sand Pass lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Sand Pass: 775

Communities near Sand Pass ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Sand Pass.

  • Calneva
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Calneva is located in Lassen County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calneva
  • Herlong
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Patton Village
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Patton Village is located in Lassen County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
  • Doyle
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Sutcliffe
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Sutcliffe is located in Washoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutcliffe
  • Wendel
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Herlong Junction
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Herlong Junction is located in Lassen County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herlong Junction

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sand Pass. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sand Pass.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sand Pass ...

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

Adding Sand Pass to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sand Pass 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 Sand Pass was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sand Pass.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Washoe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sand Pass - 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.