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Do you know of Sandy Ford ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Sandy Ford. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Sandy Ford.<1>

Our sources for Sandy Ford (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Sandy Ford other than they indicate that Sandy Ford would be found somewhere in Bedford County, Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1875 and closed  in 1908.

Communities Also Named Sandy Ford ...

We found two communities that share the name Sandy Ford.

Within Virginia, the name Sandy Ford is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Rabun County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sandy Ford [Rabun County].
    • Illinois
      • La Salle County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Sandy Ford [La Salle County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Sandy Ford ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Sandy Ford:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Sandy Ford - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Bedford County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Bedford County.

AltheaKelso
  
BeardsvilleLakes
Bedford CityLiberty
BellsLisbon
BethelLone Gum
BlountLone Pine
Body CampLoving Creek
Brierfield 
BufordvilleMarrville
 Matilda
Carter's IslandMeyrick
ClaymontMons
Clay's 
ColemanNininger
Cross Roads 
CrystalOrrix
 Otter Bridge
Delay 
DeweyPeaks
 Pedlar's
EmausPenicks
EphesusPierceville
 Plymale
FontellaPrease
Forest Depot 
 Rigna
GillaspieRodes
GoffsRodney
GranberryRough
Graves Store 
 Smyrna
HammetSnowden Station
HelenaSpace
Hendricks StoreStone Mountain
Hester 
Holcomb RockThurman
HorebTimbo
  
IronvilleWades
 Waltons Store
JoppaWhite Rock
  

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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