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Welcome to Sandy Bottom ...

Sandy Bottom is located in Rockingham County<1>.

Sandy Bottom is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sandy Bottom lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Sandy Bottom: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Sandy Bottom ...

While we believe that this Sandy Bottom is located in Rockingham County, we know of another 3 Virginia communities named Sandy Bottom. Those communities are located in the following counties: Amherst, Middlesex and Suffolk City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 9 communities that are also named Sandy Bottom - they are located in Georgia (2), Maryland (2) and North Carolina (2).

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

Communities near Sandy Bottom ...

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

  • Harrisonburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
  • Grottoes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Shenandoah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Stanley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Mount Crawford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Stanardsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Berrytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
  • Boonesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandy Bottom ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sandy Bottom - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Sandy Bottom area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Sandy Bottom 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.