Welcome to Sand Prairie ...
Sand Prairie is located in Richland County<1>.
The location of Sand Prairie 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 Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
A typical abbreviation for Sand Prairie: Sand Pr.
Sand Prairie is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Sand Prairie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Sand Prairie is located in the (608) area code.
Communities Also Named Sand Prairie ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sand Prairie - it's located in Illinois.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sand Prairie.
Communities near Sand Prairie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sand Prairie.
- Richland Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Boscobel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Fennimore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Muscoda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Wauzeka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Montfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Avoca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Soldiers Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Gays Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 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 Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sand Prairie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sand Prairie. 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 Prairie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sand Prairie. See our Newspapers Page for Sand Prairie.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sand Prairie ...
Looking for more information about Sand Prairie? 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 Prairie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sand Prairie.
Adding Sand Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sand Prairie 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 Prairie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Sand Prairie post office opened in 1850.
We also found Sand Prairie in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sand Prairie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sand Prairie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Richland County: www.co.richland.wi.us/
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 Richland, 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 Prairie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |