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Welcome to Sandy Hook ...

Sandy Hook is located in Maury County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandy Hook, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

Sandy Hook is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Sandy Hook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Sandy Hook - they are located in Connecticut, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sandy Hook ...

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

  • Columbia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenfield Bend
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
    • Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
  • Lawrenceburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Sawdust
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sawdust is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
  • New Prospect
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
  • Jonesboro ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jonesboro is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hohenwald
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Southport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Southport is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
  • Wales
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Wales is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 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 Sandy Hook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sandy Hook.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy Hook ...

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

Adding Sandy Hook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sandy Hook 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 Hook was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

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

Footnotes ...

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