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Welcome to Sand Fork ...

Sand Fork is located in Gallia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sand Fork, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Sand Fork: Sand Frk.

Sand Fork is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sand Fork: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Sand Fork ...

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

Websites for Sand Fork ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.galliacounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sand Fork, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Sand Fork ...

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

  • Huntington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Ironton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Point Pleasant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gallipolis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • South Webster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Rio Grande
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Chesapeake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Proctorville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Crown City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Crown City is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sand Fork ...

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

Adding Sand Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sand Fork 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 Fork was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Gallia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sand Fork - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Sand Fork area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Sand Fork area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.