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Welcome to Sandy Point ...

The city of Sandy Point is located on the Gulf Coast.

Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandy Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

A typical abbreviation for Sandy Point: Sandy Pt.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sandy Point has a population of 233 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Sandy Point is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sandy Point had an population of 233 people. This is an increase of 12.56% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sandy Point had a population of 207 people.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sandy Point.

Communities Also Named Sandy Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Sandy Point - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador (2), Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island (2), Tennessee, Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Sandy Point ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy Point ...

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

Adding Sandy Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sandy Point 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 Sandy Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sandy Point post office opened in 1854. The Sandy Point post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sandy Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brazoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Sandy Point.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandy Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/