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Welcome to Sandow ...

Sandow is located

Sandow is located in Milam County<1>.

Sandow is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Sandow ...

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

  • Rockdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Thorndale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lexington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Thrall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Thrall is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <3>
  • Milano
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hicks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hicks is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Tanglewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Blue
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Blue is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
  • Tracy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Tracy is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
  • Minerva
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Minerva is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandow ...

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

Adding Sandow to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sandow.

Footnotes ...

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