Welcome to Gandy ...

Gandy is located in Millard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gandy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Gandy is 4,950 feet [1,509 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Gandy is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Gandy lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Gandy (for example, toward Ely (NV)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Gandy: 435

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, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Gandy ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Gandy.

• Partoun
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partoun
  • Partoun is located in Juab County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Partoun
  • From Gandy to Partoun
• Tungstonia ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tungstonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungstonia
  • Tungstonia is located in White Pine County (NV)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tungstonia
  • From Gandy to Tungstonia
• Parker ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in White Pine County (NV)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Parker
  • From Gandy to Parker
• Trout Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
  • Trout Creek is located in Juab County
• Eskdale
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
  • Eskdale is located in Millard County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eskdale
  • From Gandy to Eskdale
• Goshute
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshute
  • Goshute is located in Juab County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Goshute
  • From Gandy to Goshute
• Baker
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in White Pine County (NV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Baker
  • From Gandy to Baker
• Piermont ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Piermont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piermont
  • Piermont is located in White Pine County (NV)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Piermont
  • From Gandy to Piermont

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling 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.

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gandy, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 for Gandy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Gandy post office opened in 1906.

We also found Gandy on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gandy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gandy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/