Welcome to Sandgate ...

Sandgate is located in Bennington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sandgate, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Sandgate is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sandgate: 802

Communities near Sandgate ...

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

• Bennington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Bennington is located in Bennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
• Manchester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Manchester is located in Bennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
• Shaftsbury
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
• Hoosick Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoosick Falls is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoosick Falls <3>
• Granville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Granville is located in Washington County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <3>
• Arlington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Arlington is located in Bennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
• Dorset
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dorset is located in Bennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
• Cambridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cambridge is located in Washington County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <3>
• Greenwich
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Greenwich is located in Washington County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
• North Bennington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • North Bennington is located in Bennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bennington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sandgate ...

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

Adding Sandgate to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sandgate 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 Sandgate was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sandgate.