Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandy Fork, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
A typical abbreviation for Sandy Fork: Sandy Frk.
Sandy Fork is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sandy Fork lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Sandy Fork: 830
Communities Also Named Sandy Fork ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sandy Fork - they are located in Delaware, Kentucky and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sandy Fork.
Communities near Sandy Fork ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sandy Fork.
- Gonzales
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Luling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Flatonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Waelder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moulton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Delhi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jeddo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jeddo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jeddo
- From Sandy Fork to Jeddo
- McNeil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ottine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottine
- Ottine is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottine <3>
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 Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sandy Fork.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sandy Fork. 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 Fork.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandy Fork. See our Newspapers Page for Sandy Fork.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy Fork ...
Looking for more information about Sandy Fork? 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 Fork, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sandy Fork.
Adding Sandy Fork to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sandy Fork 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 for Sandy Fork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Sandy Fork post office opened in 1857.
We also found Sandy Fork in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sandy Fork.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Gonzales, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandy Fork - 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |