Welcome to Gandy ...

Gandy is located in Hill Country.

Gandy is located in Burnet County<1>.

Gandy is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Gandy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Gandy - they are located in Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Gandy ...

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

• Marble Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Marble Falls is located in Burnet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Falls <3>
• Granite Shoals
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Granite Shoals is located in Burnet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Shoals
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Shoals <3>
• Horseshoe Bay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Horseshoe Bay is located in Llano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bay
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Bay <3>
• Liberty Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Hill <3>
• Meadowlakes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
• Bertram
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bertram is located in Burnet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertram <3>
• Cottonwood Shores
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottonwood Shores is located in Burnet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Shores
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood Shores <3>
• Sunrise Beach Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunrise Beach Village is located in Llano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach Village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach Village <3>
• Highland Haven
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
• Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
  • Mormon Mill has also been known as:
  • Mormon Colony

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gandy ...

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

Adding Gandy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gandy 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 Gandy was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gandy.