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Welcome to Sand Lake ...

Sand Lake is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sand Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

A typical abbreviation for Sand Lake: Sand Lk.

Sand Lake is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sand Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Sand Lake: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Sand Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Sand Lake - they are located in Alaska, Florida, Michigan (4), New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Sand Lake ...

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

  • New Richmond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
  • Chisago City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lindstrom
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Scandia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Scandia is located in Washington County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <4>
  • Somerset
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
  • Amery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Amery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
  • Osceola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Osceola is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Saint Croix Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
  • Shafer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Shafer is located in Chisago County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shafer <4>
  • Clear Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clear Lake is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 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 Sand Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sand Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sand Lake ...

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

Adding Sand Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sand Lake 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 Sand Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sand Lake post office opened in 1898. The Sand Lake post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sand Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sand Lake - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Sand Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Sand Lake 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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