Welcome to Sand Creek ...
Sand Creek is located in Dunn County<1>.
The location of Sand Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sand Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
A typical abbreviation for Sand Creek: Sand Crk. (or less commonly used: Sand Ck. or Sand Cr.)
Sand Creek is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Sand Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Sand Creek: (715) & (534)<4>
Communities Also Named Sand Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Sand Creek - they are located in Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sand Creek.
Communities near Sand Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sand Creek.
- Bloomer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Barron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Chetek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Cameron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Colfax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Boyceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- New Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Prairie Farm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Wheeler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Sand Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sand Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sand Creek. 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 Sand Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sand Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Sand Creek.
Adding Sand Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sand Creek 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 Sand Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Sand Creek post office opened in 1872.
We also found Sand Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sand Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sand Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dunn County: www.dunncountywi.govoffice2.com/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dunn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sand Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |