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Welcome to Sand Patch ...

Sand Patch is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sand Patch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.

Sand Patch is 2,250 feet [686 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sand Patch is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Sand Patch: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Sand Patch ...

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

  • Cumberland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Frostburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Somerset
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Berlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Boswell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lonaconing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Carpendale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Grantsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hyndman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Rockwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sand Patch ...

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

Adding Sand Patch to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sand Patch post office opened in 1868. The Sand Patch post office closed in 1957.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sand Patch - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Sand Patch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Sand Patch 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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