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Welcome to Sandy ...

Sandy is located in Harmon County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Sandy, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Sandy is 1,910 feet [582 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sandy lies within the (580) area code.

Communities Also Named Sandy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Sandy - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia (2), Kentucky, Michigan (2), Nebraska, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia and West Virginia (4).

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

Communities near Sandy ...

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

  • Wellington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Wellington is located in Collingsworth County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <4>
  • Hollis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gould
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Gould is located in Harmon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gould <4>
  • Dodson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • Dodson is located in Collingsworth County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <4>
  • Arnett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
    • Arnett is located in Harmon County
  • Vinson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Arlie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlie
    • Arlie is located in Childress County (TX)
  • Loco ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
    • Loco is located in Childress County (TX)
  • Reed
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
    • Reed is located in Greer County
  • Louis ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis
    • Louis is located in Harmon County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy ...

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

Adding Sandy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sandy post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sandy.

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Harmon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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