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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
  • New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
• Chisago City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chisago City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisago City
  • Chisago City is located in Chisago County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chisago City <5>
• Lindstrom
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindstrom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindstrom
  • Lindstrom is located in Chisago County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindstrom <5>
• Scandia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
  • Scandia is located in Washington County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <5>
• Somerset
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
• Amery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
  • Amery is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
• Osceola
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
• Saint Croix Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
  • Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
• Shafer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shafer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer
  • Shafer is located in Chisago County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shafer <5>
• Clear Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Clear Lake is located in Polk County
  • 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 for Sand Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Sand Lake post office opened in 1898.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sand Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/