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Welcome to Sandy Lick ...

Sandy Lick is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandy Lick, 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.

Sandy Lick is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Sandy Lick ...

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

  • Plum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
  • Murrysville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Butler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • New Kensington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lower Burrell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Oakmont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Chapel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Vandergrift
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Arnold
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <3>
  • Tarentum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy Lick ...

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

Adding Sandy Lick to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sandy Lick.

Footnotes ...

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