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Welcome to Sand Flat ...

Sand Flat is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Sand Flat is located in Smith County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sand Flat: Sand Flt.

Sand Flat is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sand Flat: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Sand Flat ...

While we believe that this Sand Flat is located in Smith County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named Sand Flat. Those communities are located in the following counties: Johnson, Rains and Van Zandt County.

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

Communities near Sand Flat ...

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

  • Tyler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Tyler is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <4>
  • Whitehouse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lindale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gladewater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Mineola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chandler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hideaway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hideaway is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
  • Big Sandy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawkins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Noonday
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Noonday is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 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 Sand Flat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sand Flat.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sand Flat ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sand Flat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Sand Flat area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Sand Flat area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.