Welcome to Big Sandy ...The town of Big Sandy is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas). Big Sandy is located in Upshur County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Sandy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Big Sandy has a population of 1,402 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Big Sandy is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Big Sandy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Big Sandy: 903 & 430<4> The ZIP codes for Big Sandy: 75755, 75797<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Big Sandy had an population of 1,402 people. This is an increase of 4.39% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.85% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Big Sandy had a population of 1,343 people. This makes Big Sandy the county's 2nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,343 people, the population of Big Sandy increased 4.27% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,288 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Big Sandy. Communities Also Named Big Sandy ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Big Sandy - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky (2), Montana, Nebraska, Ontario, Tennessee (2), West Virginia (2) and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Sandy. Communities near Big Sandy ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Sandy.
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 Big Sandy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Sandy. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big 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 Big Sandy. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Sandy. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Big Sandy. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Sandy ...Looking for more information about Big 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Big Sandy, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Big Sandy. Adding Big Sandy to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Big 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 (so far) for Big Sandy was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Sandy. Footnotes ...
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