Welcome to Sandy Bridge ...

So far, we found very little information about Sandy Bridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sandy Bridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sandy Bridge, please Contact Us.

Sandy Bridge would have been located within present day Carroll County<2>.

The location of Sandy Bridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandy Bridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

A typical abbreviation for Sandy Bridge: Sandy Brg. (or less commonly used: Sandy Brdg. or Sandy Brdge.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sandy Bridge is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Sandy Bridge was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Sandy Bridge would have been located in the (731) area code.

Communities Also Named Sandy Bridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sandy Bridge - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Sandy Bridge ...

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

• Brevards Ferry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
  • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
• Paris
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <5>
• McKenzie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
  • McKenzie is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <5>
• Huntingdon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
  • Huntingdon is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <5>
• Camden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <5>
• Spring Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
• New Johnsonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
  • New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <5>
• Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Crossroads is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
• Trezevant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trezevant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trezevant
  • Trezevant is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trezevant <5>
• Big Sandy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Big Sandy is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <5>

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

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

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

Adding Sandy Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sandy Bridge in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sandy Bridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sandy Bridge post office opened in 1830.

We also found Sandy Bridge in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/